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Troops of Sector 4 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Kabalewa, Niger Republic, have intercepted a cache of arms reportedly being trafficked for terrorists.    The high-calibre arms with long-range destructive capabilities were successfully intercepted in a Toyota V8 Sequoia vehicle travelling southwest from Nigeria.     The multinational Joint …

Troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with a team from the Nigerian Customs Service have uncovered 27 sacks containing suspected drugs in the Badagry area of Lagos state. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Olalekan …

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 52 units of elephant tusks in Mfum, a border town of Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River state.   The Area Comptroller of Cross River/CFTZ/Akwa Ibom Command of the NIS,  Ahmed Waziri, made this known at a news conference in Calabar on Monday, …

The Kebbi State Police Command has intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) worth over Six Hundred Million Naira (N600m) as well as 7,500 live cartridges at Tsamiya Maje in Baguda Local Government Area of the state.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, who disclosed on Thursday, September 15, 2023, …

NDLEA operatives attached to the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA have intercepted a cargo going to Nairobi, Kenya.    A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the command, says a search of the consignment revealed that various quantities of MDMA (Ecstasy) popularly known as ‘Molly’ and Rohypnol were …

Following the receipt of credible intelligence, a Private Security Contractor engaged by NNPC Ltd., Messrs. Tantita Security Services, intercepted a suspicious Vessel with a Cargo of Crude oil on board on July 7, 2023.   A statement released by NNPC spokesman, Garba Deen Muhammad, says the Vessel, MT TURA II …

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition being conveyed to bandits by a courier around Polewire in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.  The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested six suspected bandits along the Elele-Owerri Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. Spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, said the suspected armed bandits were intercepted during a ‘stop and search’ operation …

Operatives of the Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantities of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State.    Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects, Tukur Abdullah ‘m’ aged 35, …

The Kano State Police Command has intercepted 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp valued at N1.3m being conveyed in a vehicle in Rogo Local Government Area of the state.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Friday, July 15, 2022, …