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Lagos Taskforce Arrests Five ‘Omotaku’ Gang Members for Extortion Lagos taskforce officials during arrest operation on highway

Korede Abdullah March 24, 2026

Lagos, Nigeria – Authorities arrest five suspected members of the “Omotaku” gang accused of extorting motorists along...

Lagos Cult Violence Kills Five as Police Arrest Suspects Police officers rescue suspected trafficking victims in Nasarawa

Korede Abdullah March 24, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – At least five people are killed in renewed cult violence in Ojo Local Government...

NAFDAC Seizes N3bn Fake Drugs in Major Lagos Crackdown NAFDAC officials displaying seized counterfeit drugs in Lagos

Korede Abdullah February 10, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), uncovers a massive counterfeit...

NDLEA Arrests Female Drug Kingpin Seizes ₦5bn Cocaine Haul NDLEA officers displaying seized cocaine in Lagos

Koko Maxwella December 21, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrests a suspected female drug kingpin after...

NDLEA Uncovers Lagos Drug Lab Producing Synthetic Cannabis ‘Colorado’, Arrest Suspects NDLEA confirms Saudi release of three Nigerian pilgrims framed for drugs

Koko Maxwella November 2, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a clandestine laboratory manufacturing Colorado,...

NURTW Leader Faces Murder Charge Over Dispatch Rider’s Death NURTW leader in Lagos court dock during arraignment for murder

Korede Abdullah September 30, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)...

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