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NDLEA Arrests Brazil Returnee with Cocaine in Private Part

Fola Badmus04 mins

A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear.   Onyekwere was arrested on Thursday 29th January 2026 during the inward clearance of South African Airways flight passengers arriving from Brazil via Johannesburg following processed intelligence. When the 47-year-old suspect was taken for full body scan, the result confirmed illicit drug concealment.   As a result, he was subjected to a strip search, during which a big parcel of white powdery substance, which later tested positive for cocaine, was discovered wrapped around his right thigh. A further search revealed two additional wraps of the same substance concealed in the sole of a pair of flat shoes worn by the suspect. In all, three large wraps of cocaine, with a gross weight of 1.60 kilograms, were recovered from his body and footwear.   During a preliminary interview, the suspect revealed he purchased the illicit drug consignment in Brazil with the intention to resell the cocaine in Nigeria in order to raise capital to boost his business and also finance the naming ceremony of his newly born child. The suspect who lives in Rua Ever, Mulariuha, São Paulo, claimed that he has been living in Brazil since 2008 while he has been operating a toy business for about nine years.   At the Tincan seaport in Lagos, a total of 55 jumbo bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a gross weight of 1,183 kilograms imported from Montreal, Canada in a container was discovered on Wednesday 28th January during a joint examination of the shipment by NDLEA officers, Customs and other security agencies. The illicit consignments were hidden inside two vehicles: a Hyundai SUV and a Toyota Matrix car.   In Niger state, NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence in the early hours of Tuesday 26th January intercepted a long truck marked T 31589 LA along Dei-Dei Abuja expressway where they arrested the trio of Andy Chidogu, 49; Kenneth Ogene, 45; and Sadiq Olanrewaju, 27, for conveying 176 bags of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 2,735 kilograms and 1 kilogram of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis, concealed in the truck.   Investigations revealed that Kenneth Ogene who drives the truck left Lagos on 23rd January loaded with 800 bags of flour to Ekpoma, Edo State and arrived the following day 24th January. In Ekpoma, he then negotiated to transport the 176 bags of skunk and 1kg Colos for N1.7million.

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EFCC Arraigns BFI Group Corporation, Six others for Alleged €100m Fraud

Fola Badmus07 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M.S Idris of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jabi, Abuja for alleged fraud to the tune of €100 million (One Hundred Million Euros). They were arraigned on a five-count amended charge bordering on fraud, conspiracy and false pretence. At Thursday’s proceedings, prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN drew the attention of the court to an amended charge, dated January, 27, 2026 and filed the same date, asking the court that the same charge be read to the defendants to enable them take their plea. Count one reads: “That you, BFI GROUP CORPORATION, REUBEN M. JAJA, UZOR CHIDI JERRY, DAVID FEMI JAMES, IMEOBONG JUMBO UDOM, ADEOLU EDWARD, EMEKA EMMANUEL OKORIE and other persons (at large) between the 12th of August, 2020 and March, 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud, conspired amongst yourselves to induce the Central Bank of Nigeria to confer benefit on BFI Group Corporation by false pretence and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 8 (a) and 1 ( 3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offenses Act.” Count two of the charge reads: “That you BFI GROUP CORPORATION and REUBEN M. JAJA between the 12th of August, 2020 and March 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud, did attempt to obtain Certificate of Capital Importation for the sum of €100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Euros) in favour of BFI Group Corporation by falsely claiming that the said amount was paid into account no. 010147 – EUR – CDACBN – 52 maintained by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) when you knew that no such account number existed in the CBN and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.” They pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges when they were read to them, following which the prosecution counsel asked the court for a trial date and a date to respond to the defendants’ bail applications which were served to him right in the court. Speaking on behalf of other defence counsels, Chinedu Eze, counsel to the first and second defendants, prayed the court to accept his oral bail application, citing Section 32(1) to (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, ACJA and Abiola Vs FRN 1995. He further urged the court to accept his oral application and grant the second defendant bail on self-recognition as a prominent king. Iheanacho objected to the submission of the defence counsel stating that the judicial precedents mentioned were wrongly cited as they only apply to suspects who are in detention and still under investigation, noting that the affected are no longer suspects in EFCC’s detention but defendants before the court. “My lord, a suspect who has been charged is no longer a suspect but a defendant and the application of Section 162 of ACJA guides and regulates the issue of bail in a criminal trial like this. I don’t know the first defendant and this is the first time I am seeing him. The reference also made by counsel in Abiola Vs FRN 1995 does not apply. It was before the advent of ACJA which guides us now. They have applied in writing and their applications are still pending before this court. For them to have applied for bail in writing while the prosecution is expected to reply, then turn around to say that it is now oral is not right. In the interest of fair hearing as guaranteed in Section 26 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic, they have to be consistent with their request. Such application is misplaced and should be discountenanced my lord,” he said. Justice Idris adjourned the matter till February 3, 2026 for ruling and adoption of bail and ordered the fourth defendant to be remanded in the EFCC holden facility, while others were remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre.  

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Lagos Court Jails Two for N36.5m Theft

Fola Badmus05 mins

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, convicted and sentenced the duo of Obiesie Elyon Chukwugene and Afolabi Adebayo Olumuyiwa to one year imprisonment each for N36,570,000.00 ( Thirty Six Million, Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira) theft. They were initially arraigned alongside a firm, D Velvetbox Agro Farm Limited, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on November 21, 2024 on a 15-count charge bordering on stealing. Count one reads: “Obiesie Elyon Chukwugene, being the Managing Director of D Velvetbox Agro Farm Limited, a registered company incorporated in Nigeria, on or about 27th May, 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N5,000,000.00 ( Five Million Naira only) belonging to Judith Okoli by dishonestly representing to her that the money was for investments into poultry farming, whereas you used the money and settled debts to other investors.” Count two reads: “Afolabi Adebayo Olumuyiwa, trading under the name and style, Triple J Farm, being a registered business name in Nigeria, on or about 31st March, 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N 5,000,000.00(Five Million Naira only) belonging to Judith Okoli by dishonestly representing to her that the money was for investments into poultry farming, whereas you used the money and settled debts to other investors”. The defendants had pleaded “not guilty” to all the counts, prompting the prosecution to open trial. During the trial, prosecution counsel, A. M. Dambuwa, called two witnesses and tendered several documents, which were admitted as exhibits by the court. However, during the proceedings, the defendants were re-arraigned on an amended two-count charge, to which they pleaded “guilty.” Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Oshodi held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts and found the defendants guilty as charged. “I find the defendants guilty on the amended information and I convict them accordingly. This is the judgment of the court,” the judge held. The court , consequently, sentenced the first and second defendants, Chukwugene and Olumuyiwa, to one year imprisonment each, without an option of fine, with effect from the November 21, 2024 when they were remanded at the Correctional Centre. The judge also convicted the company, D Velvetbox Agro Farm Limited, with an option of fine in the sum of N 1,000,000, which shall be paid through the first convict, Chukwugene, who is the Managing Director. The court ordered a joint payment of restitution in the sum of N5,000,000 by both the first and second convicts within five months. The court also ordered that the Toyota Camry recovered from the first convict be forfeited to the petitioner, Judith Okoli, and further directed that the vehicle be released to her or any person authorized by her in that regard. The convicts bagged their imprisonment when they dishonestly collected the sum of N36, 570, 000 from Judith Okoli by representing to her that the money was for investments into poultry farming, whereas they used the money to settle debts they owed other investors. They were charged to court and convicted.

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EFCC Hands Over Recovered N802.4m to First Bank

Fola Badmus04 mins

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, January 12, 2026 handed over the sum of N802,420,000 ( Eight Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) to First Bank Nigeria Plc. The money was recovered from a suspect, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley who took unlawful possession of over N1.3 billion belonging to the bank. The bank, in its petition to the EFCC, had alleged that system glitches led it to erroneously credit the account of Kingsley, a customer of the bank with the said amount. The Commission in its investigation discovered that the suspect, upon the receipt of the money, transferred a good measure of it to the bank accounts of his mother, Itohan Ojo and that of his sister, Edith Okoro Osaretin, and committed part of the money to completion of his building project and the funding of a new flamboyant lifestyle. With the recovery of the money from the identified bank accounts, the EFCC handed it over in drafts to First Bank. The Acting Director, Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, while handing over the money, stated that the EFCC will continue to discharge its mandate effectively in the overall interests of the society. “The EFCC Establishment Act empowers us to trace and recover proceeds of crime and restitute the victim. In this case, First Bank was the victim and that is exactly what we have done. We will continue to discharge our duties to ensure that fraudsters do not benefit from fraud and that economic and financial crimes are nipped in the bud,” he said. In his response, Olalere Sunday Ajayi, Business Manager, First Bank, Benin, who received the drafts on behalf of the bank, commended the EFCC for the swiftness and the professionalism it brought to bear in the handling of the matter and expressed the bank’s gratitude to the Commission. He described the EFCC as one of Nigeria’s most effective and reliable institutions. Kingsley and all other suspects in the matter have been charged to court for stealing by the EFCC.

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BREAKING: Bandits Kill Two, Abduct 30 Villagers in Katsina’s Bakori LGA

Fola Badmus02 mins

Armed bandits have launched a deadly overnight attack on Doguwar Ɗorawa community in Guga Ward, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing two prominent residents and abducting at least 30 villagers. The victims have been identified as Alhaji Bishir and his brother, Alhaji Surajo Doguwar Ɗorawa, both well-known community figures. One other resident was reportedly injured during the assault. Local sources told TVC News that the gunmen stormed the village late Thursday night, shooting sporadically and kidnapping men, women, and children before fleeing into nearby forest areas. The attack comes just weeks after local authorities in Bakori LGA entered a peace agreement with bandit leaders in a bid to curb recurring violence and restore stability to the region. Photo: Local leaders from Bakori LGA with bandit commanders during the earlier peace parley in Kakumi. Residents say the latest incident has heightened fear and uncertainty in the area, raising questions about the effectiveness of recent peace efforts. As of press time, security forces had not issued an official statement, but community leaders have called for urgent government intervention to rescue the abducted victims and prevent further attacks.

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NDLEA Busts Clandestine Colos Lab in Lagos, Intercepts Loud Consignments in Bathtubs

Fola Badmus09 mins

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located at Ajao Estate, Isolo Lagos with large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor chemicals for drug production recovered and the 30-year-old lab owner, Stephen Kelechi Imoh arrested.   The discovery followed months of intelligence gathering on possible Colos laboratories in Lagos after NDLEA officers intercepted consignments of freshly produced Colos in March and May 2025 in the state, a development that suggested that the dangerous psychoactive substance, which was hitherto imported into the country, was now locally produced.   The effort paid off on Thursday 30th October 2025 when NDLEA officers raided the residential apartment in Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos which Kelechi converted to a laboratory for cooking Colos, a strain of cannabis produced with the psychoactive plant and various chemicals. Recovered from the apartment include: freshly cooked Colos weighing 16.2 kilograms; ADB-CHMNACA Cannabinol -1.7kg; Potassium Carbonate -4.5kg and Dibromobutane – 91 litres.   In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 1st November raided the enclave of a 28-year-old drug dealer Afeez Salisu (alias Malu) in Mushin where 16 compressed blocks of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis as well as designer sachets and bottles of Colorado weighing 16.4kg were recovered from him.   A music artist Godspower George Osahenrumwen whose stage name is Steady Boy was on Thursday 30th October arrested by NDLEA operatives while attempting to take delivery of a large consignment of Loud, a strain of cannabis concealed inside three cartons of bathtub imported along with other items such as cloths and gadgets from New York, United States.   This followed the seizure of the shipment which arrived the import shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos from US aboard a DHL flight on Tuesday 28th October.   The 20-year-old music artist was nabbed at Bougain Villa, Primewater Gardens 2, Freedom way, Lekki Lagos when he showed up as the consignee to take delivery of the 140 bags of Loud with a gross weight of 77.20kg on behalf of a syndicate, which includes his manager, Zion Osazee Omigie (a.k.a Zee Money) who is currently at large.   In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Abuja – Jos highway on Sunday 26th October intercepted a consignment of 84,710 capsules of tramadol coming from Onitsha, Anambra state and heading to Bauchi. A follow up operation in Bauchi led to the arrest of the recipient Musa Abdulkarim, 27. Two days later, Tuesday 28th October, operatives at the tollgate along Abuja – Kaduna highway arrested Hamza Musa, 47, conveying 32, 946 bottles of Akuskura, a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) from Lagos, while Saidu Nafiu, 30, was nabbed with 131.5kg skunk at Kamfanin Zangon Aya, Igabi LGA, Kaduna.   Three suspects: Seun Olaniyi, 24; Rauf Asogba, 28; and Ayinla Adeniyi, 50, were on Saturday 1st November arrested at Abeokuta, Ogun state after a team of NDLEA officers tracked their movement from Benin Republic and eventually intercepted their bus along Abiola way, Abeokuta, with a total 1,779kg skunk recovered from them.   While Jamilu Mustapha (a.k.a Last Card), 46, was arrested with 596.4kg skunk at Nasaru town, Ningi LGA, Bauchi State on Wednesday 29th October, no fewer than 532,600 pills of tramadol and exol-5 were recovered from the trio of Halilu Amiru; Rabiu Maikudi and Ibrahim Mati in a truck marked KTG- 791 ZZ at Oko-olowo, Ilorin, Kwara state same day.   In Edo state, NDLEA officers on patrol along Okhokho – Isi community in Uhunmwode LGA on Wednesday 29th October intercepted two Toyota Sienna buses marked EPE 545 EV and ABC 142 CD conveying a total of 1,455kg skunk following credible intelligence.   In like manner, operatives in Ondo state on Tuesday 28th October recovered a total of 2,829kg skunk linked to a 32-year-old female suspect Mrs. Ige Olarewaju from two locations at Ayede, Ogbese, while another suspect Samuel Adebayo was nabbed with 737kg of same psychoactive substance at Adegbola junction, Akure.   No less than 76.5 litres of skuchies, a mixture of black currant, skunk and opioids were seized from a suspect Ige Oluwale, 50, who was arrested by NDLEA officers at Ibereko, Bagadry, Lagos on Friday 31st October, while a total of 30,370 pills of tramadol and 177 grams of methamphetamine were recovered from the duo of Musbahu Abdullahi, 28; and Saleiman Ahmed, 25, following their arrest at Wukari, Taraba state by operatives on Thursday 30th October when they were conveying the drugs from Onitsha, Anambra state to Yola, Adamawa state.   Meanwhile, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week. These include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Aroje/Abaa Community High School, Ogbomoso, Oyo state;   Amazing Flower Secondary School, Maya, Ikorodu, Lagos; Government Day Secondary School, Ilelah, Sokoto; Government Day Secondary School, Darina, Gwiwa LGA, Jigawa Royal Star Academy, Hayin Gwarmai, Bebeji LGA, Kano state, among others.   While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kaduna, Edo, Kwara, Ogun, Taraba, Ondo, Seme, and Bauchi Commands as well as their compatriots across the country for their resilience, professionalism and balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the country, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) vowed that the Agency will continue to target and dismantle every identified drug syndicate in any part of Nigeria while denying them of the benefits of the proceeds of their criminal trade by ensuring that they forfeit all their traceable assets to the Federal Government.

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Thousands Missing as Horrors Unfold After RSF Capture of Sudan’s El-Fasher

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Sudanese civilians are being hunted down, humiliated, and killed by fighters of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to survivors and aid agencies. The capital of North Darfur, El-Fasher — the last army stronghold in the region — fell to the RSF on Sunday after an 18-month siege, triggering widespread atrocities and mass displacement. Survivors who escaped to Tawila, about 50km away, recounted scenes of slaughter, rape, and ransom demands. One survivor said RSF fighters executed hundreds of captives, sparing only a few who could pay for their freedom. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported that thousands remain missing, with evidence suggesting they are being “killed, blocked, and hunted down” while attempting to flee. Nearly every child under five arriving in Tawila was found acutely malnourished. The UN Population Fund confirmed that at least 460 people were killed in the El-Fasher maternity hospital on October 29, including patients and healthcare workers. Despite RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo’s call for his forces to protect civilians, UN officials and aid groups doubt the group’s sincerity, citing a long record of atrocities in Sudan’s ongoing civil war — now described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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NDLEA Operatives Burst Drug Party, Arrest Over 100 Fun Seekers

Fola Badmus05 mins

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned night club operators and fun seekers about the creeping culture of organising, hosting and attending drug parties, a disturbing fad within social circles, which is a blatant illegality under the Nigerian law.   ​The Agency’s warning comes on the heels of a raid carried out by its operatives at a drug party, which held on the night of Saturday 25th October into the early hours of Sunday 26th October 2025, at Proxy Night Club located at 7 Akin Adesola street, Victoria Island Lagos where over 100 attendees were arrested along with the owner of the facility, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu alias Pretty Mike and his manager Joachin Millary.   ​According to the Agency, “any gathering organised for the purpose of consuming, distributing, or abusing illicit substances is an act of criminality. These ‘drug parties’ contravene the explicit provisions of the NDLEA Act and will be treated as serious narcotic offences. In the case of the drug party at Proxy night club, organisers went above board and had the audacity to produce and circulate flyers inviting fun seekers to come together to commit crime, an act that not only constitutes an incitement to commit crime but equally an affront to the law enforcement capabilities of the country if condoned.   ​“Nigeria is currently grappling with a very high prevalence rate of drug abuse, particularly among our youths. These illicit drug parties do not only fuel the drug scourge but equally serve as hubs for new recruitment into drug addiction and actively undermine our current national efforts to safeguard public health and security.   “In the recent case, the NDLEA was meticulous and professional throughout the processes leading to the raid and during the operation. Following intelligence on the party, our undercover agents conducted surveillance on the facility, made pre-purchases of illicit drugs from within the club and for four hours between 11pm on Saturday and 3am on Sunday during the party, our operatives observed and recorded drug transactions and abuse going on before we eventually disrupted the brazen public display of illegality and made arrests.   “All attendees initially arrested were later profiled, addressed, counselled and released within hours in custody, in line with best global practices while the two principal suspects: Pretty Mike and his manager, Joachin Millary remain in custody following the seizure of 384.882 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and other substances from the club’s store.   “While the Agency will intensify surveillance and apply the full force of the law against perpetrators, owners of properties, hotels, and event centres found to be knowingly hosting such illegal activities risk the confiscation and forfeiture of their assets to the Federal Government. Those held in custody in the ongoing case will face prosecution while we will file for forfeiture of the property, Proxy Night Club, in which the drugs were found.”   ​The Agency urged all patriotic Nigerians, parents, religious and community leaders, as well as concerned citizens to be vigilant, report such activities, and partner with the NDLEA in combating this threat to national well-being.  

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