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2026

NDLEA Arrests 67-Year-Old Nigerian-British Grandmother with 13kg Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantain

Uncategorized#Cocaine, #CrimeNews, #DrugBust, #DrugTrafficking, #FakePlantain, #MurtalaMuhammedAirport, #NDLEA, #WarAgainstDrugs

NDLEA Arrests 67-Year-Old Nigerian-British Grandmother with 13kg Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantain A 67-year-old grandmother allegedly turned an everyday Nigerian food item into a sophisticated drug concealment method. But what looked like ordinary plantain reportedly hid millions of naira worth of cocaine—until NDLEA operatives uncovered the shocking plot at Lagos airport. What appeared to be ordinary plantain in a grandmother's luggage turned out to be a sophisticated drug concealment operation. The shocking discovery at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport has led to the arrest of a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman and exposed what the NDLEA says is part of a wider…

LSSTF Strengthens Airport Security with Patrol Vehicle Donation to NDLEA

NATIONAL NEWS#AirportSecurity, #Antidrugcampaign, #BorderSecurity, #CrimePrevention, #DrugControl, #DrugTrafficking, #LSSTF, #NationalSecurity, #NDLEA

LSSTF Strengthens Airport Security with Patrol Vehicle Donation to NDLEA "Lagos State Security Trust Fund donates an operational vehicle to NDLEA Airport Command, boosting efforts to combat drug trafficking and enhance airport security in Lagos." The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has reinforced Nigeria’s fight against drug trafficking with the donation of an operational vehicle to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Airport Command, a move aimed at strengthening security at the nation’s major air gateways. The intervention forms part of LSSTF’s sustained support for security and law enforcement agencies operating across Lagos State, particularly those at the…

Tinubu Removes husband killer, Maryam Sanda from Pardon List amid Public Outrage

NATIONAL NEWS#BayoOnanuga, #BolaTinubu, #BreakingNewsNigeria, #CulpableHomicide, #DrugTrafficking, #Humantrafficking, #JusticeInNigeria, #MaryamSanda, #NigeriaNews, #PresidentialClemency, #PublicOutrage, #TinubuPardonList

Tinubu Removes husband killer, Maryam Sanda from Pardon List amid Public Outrage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially removed Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, from the presidential pardon list — following widespread public criticism. According to Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, individuals convicted of serious crimes such as kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking, fraud, and unlawful possession of firearms have also been excluded from the initial list. He noted that the decision to amend the clemency list was driven by national security considerations, sensitivity to…