The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 380 rounds of military-grade ammunition and uncovered more than 1.2 tonnes of cannabis during a series of coordinated operations in Kaduna State. According to the agency, operatives on patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Highway at Jere arrested a 30-year-old suspect, identified as Sunusi Musa, who was allegedly transporting 380 rounds of 7.62mm military-grade ammunition destined for Katsina State. The recovered ammunition and the suspect have since been handed over to the appropriate security agency for further investigation. In a separate operation within…

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The Ogun State Police Command has recovered a bag allegedly used to collect ransom payments from the kitchen of a 67-year-old Fulani leader, Muhammadu Abdullai, the Seriki Fulani of Ijebu Ode, who was arrested alongside his eldest son over a string of kidnappings in parts of the state. Abdullai denied any involvement in kidnapping activities but admitted that one of his sons, Bala Muhammadu, had previously been convicted and imprisoned for kidnapping. He said he believed Bala had abandoned crime after serving a five-year jail term. Police investigations linked recent…

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Suspected bandits have abducted three wives and four children of the Emir of Yashikira in Kwara State, Alhaji Umaru Seriki, during a midnight attack on his palace in Yashikira community, Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen reportedly invaded the community between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Monday, shooting sporadically before storming the monarch’s residence. Sources in the area said the attackers abducted the emir’s wives identified as Hafsat Umaru, Aishat Umaru and Zainab Umaru, alongside four of his children whose identities had yet to be officially…

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