53 h. ago NDLEA Uncovers Drugs Concealed In Chocolate Tins, Seizes Opioids Worth N3.4bn

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized illicit drugs valued at over N3.4 billion in a series of coordinated operations across Rivers, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Anambra, Edo, and Niger States. A joint operation involving NDLEA, Customs, and other security agencies at the Onne Ports Complex in Port Harcourt on Saturday, led to the […] The post NDLEA Uncovers Drugs Concealed In Chocolate Tins, Seizes Opioids Worth N3.4bn appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Men caught with firearms in Edo are Kano hunters, not herdsmen – Police

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that the four men apprehended with weapons in the state were hunters from Kano State, not armed herders, as had been claimed on social media. According to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Moses Joel Yamu, on Saturday night, the four individuals — Yusuf Abdulkarim, Mujaheed Garba, […] The post Men caught with firearms in Edo are Kano hunters, not herdsmen – Police appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Edo to announce compensation for lynched hunters – Okpebholo

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has said he will contact his Kano State counterpart, Governor Abba Yusuf, to decide the financial compensation for the families of the hunters who were killed by members of a vigilance group in Uromi. Okpebholo, who spoke through his Press Secretary, Fred Itrua, on Friday, said an agreement would be Read More

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3 w. ago 14 Arrested As Kano Delegation Visits Edo Over Uromi Killings

The Kano State Government has commended the swift and decisive steps taken by the Edo State Government in response to the brutal killing of 16 hunters, expressing satisfaction with the measures implemented so far to bring the perpetrators to justice. Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, made this known during a visit […] The post 14 Arrested As Kano Delegation Visits Edo Over Uromi Killings appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Kano government committee on Uromi killings visits Edo State

A high-powered committee constituted by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to investigate the recent killing of some of the read more Kano government committee on Uromi killings visits Edo State

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4 w. ago Lynched travellers: Kano, Edo govts to hold victims’ compensation talks

The Kano State Government has exclusively told The PUNCH that it will soon enter talks with its Edo counterpart to determine the financial compensation for families of the 16 travellers who were killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo State last month. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, though did Read More

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