• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Navy Hands Over 3 Suspected Drug Traffickers, Exhibits To NDLEA, NCS 

by Iniobong Ekponta
8 months ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Naval operatives of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ibaka, in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State have arrested three suspected traffickers with large consignments of assorted contraband drugs and industrial chemicals.

Advertisement

At the handing over of the suspects at the Base, the Commanding Officer (CO), Capt. Uche Aneke, recalled that “the gunboats, while on routine patrol around the Bendero and Uta Uyata general area, intercepted a wooden boat during a stop-and-search operation.”

He explained that the seized boat ferrying the illicit items was on transmission from the neighbouring Cameroon to Akwa Ibom when it was intercepted within the coastal waters of Nigeria.

He disclosed that “the boat was laden with over 125 sacks of industrial chemicals (crystalline ammonia) and 62 cartons of different brands of contraband drugs.”

He listed the drugs to include 820 tubes of Pethidine (containing opium) and 24,800 bottles of codeine syrup.

RELATED

Police Deny Purported Killing Of Officers

Enugu Police Rescue 6 Stolen Children In Multiple Operations

2 hours ago
Naira Swap: Kwara Police To Patrol Bank Areas, Warns Hoodlums

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Police Officer In Gombe

2 hours ago

The three arrested suspects, along with the contraband drugs and industrial chemicals, he said were handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom State Command, represented by Mr. Monday Jatau, the Deputy Commander in – charge Narcotics.

Also, the industrial chemicals, he stated, were handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Akwa Ibom State Command, represented by Mr. Abdulkadir Abubakar, Deputy Superintendent of the NCS, for further investigation and possible prosecution.

According to him, the handing over was conducted in line with what he described as “the harmonized standard operating procedure on arrest, detention, and prosecution of vessels and persons in Nigeria’s maritime environment,” assuring that the boat and products were handled in accordance with extant Defence Headquarters (DHQ) directives.

He, therefore, warned oil thieves, smugglers and other maritime criminals to desist from perpetrating unwholesome practices within the territorial waters of the Eastern Naval Command or be ready to face the full weight of the law when apprehended.

“Let me seize this opportunity to warn individuals or groups planning to engage in any form of criminality in Nigerian waters or smuggling illegal consignments into or out of Nigeria to desist immediately.

“Under the current leadership of the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, FOB Ibaka, remains resolute in ensuring that maritime crimes are effectively eradicated in the maritime and coastal areas of Akwa Ibom State.

“Criminal elements within FOB Ibaka’s area of operations, under the Eastern Naval Command’s Area of Responsibility, will continue to be detected using advanced surveillance equipment and intelligence.

“Such criminals will be apprehended and duly prosecuted because Nigeria’s waters and coastal areas are not havens for illegal activities,” he warned.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel



Tags: NDLEA
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

 Centre Seeks Support Against Illicit Arms Proliferation

Next Post

Olu Of Warri Condemns Attack On Chevron Pipeline

Iniobong Ekponta

Iniobong Ekponta

You May Like

Police Deny Purported Killing Of Officers
News

Enugu Police Rescue 6 Stolen Children In Multiple Operations

2025/07/18
Naira Swap: Kwara Police To Patrol Bank Areas, Warns Hoodlums
News

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Police Officer In Gombe

2025/07/18
Police Arrest Wanted Notorious Bandit, Others In Kaduna
News

Police Arrest Wanted Notorious Bandit, Others In Kaduna

2025/07/18
Bayelsa Stakeholders Seek Probe Of Destruction Of N60bn Amnesty Centre
News

Your Periodic Attempts To Review 1999 Constitution, A Waste Of Resources, Gov Diri Tells Lawmakers

2025/07/18
Abiodun Swears In 8 New Judges Today
News

Pension: Labour Rejects Ogun Gov’s Plea, Vows To Continue Indefinite Strike

2025/07/18
How To Start Accepting Crypto As A Business
Business

How To Start Accepting Crypto As A Business

2025/07/18
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Enugu Police Rescue 6 Stolen Children In Multiple Operations

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Police Officer In Gombe

Police Arrest Wanted Notorious Bandit, Others In Kaduna

Your Periodic Attempts To Review 1999 Constitution, A Waste Of Resources, Gov Diri Tells Lawmakers

Pension: Labour Rejects Ogun Gov’s Plea, Vows To Continue Indefinite Strike

How To Start Accepting Crypto As A Business

WAFCON 2025: Dominant Super Falcons Thrash Zambia 5-0 To Reach Semifinals

In Kano, Tinubu Hails Late Dantata’s Legacy Of Humility, Generosity

Why Credit Cards Excel For Online Casino Payments In Canada

ICPC To Arraign KANSIEC Chair, Others Over Alleged N1bn Money Laundering

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.