I can never be a lesbian –Actress, Uche Iwuji –PAGE 38
TRUTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM
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October 23, 2011
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NDLEA seizes N6.1b drugs at Lagos airport ‘How we fought pressure on Edo Election Tribunal’ –PAGES 23-24
612.68kg of narcotics seized between Jan 2010 and Sept 2011 253 male, 38 female couriers involved
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HE National Drug Law From Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized drugs worth N6.1billion from 291 suspected drug kilogrammes - the weight of seven t r a f f i c k e r s a t t h e M u r t a l a men of at least 85kg each. Muhammed International Airport in These facts were obtained by our Lagos between January 2010 and correspondent from the NDLEA September this year. The against the backdrop of recent cases drugs weighed a total of 612.68 of drug trafficking at the airport.
The agency is surprised that traffickers are becoming more daring by smuggling drugs to countries with capital punishment for such a crime. The United States, Britain, Germany, France, and South Africa top the list of nations assisting the agency to crack drug cartels in the country.
The statistics were released upon enquiry by The Nation by the NDLEA through the Airport Commander of the Agency, Alhaji Hamza Umar. In the report, Umar said: “In 2010, the command intercepted 200 drug suspects including 172 male and 28 female with 399.431kg of
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Lagos holds LG polls, amid low voter turnout Stories and pics Pa
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Woman delivers fifth baby on highway –PAGE 70
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) casting his vote at Surulere, Lagos. Photo: OMOSEHIN MOSES
ACN National leader and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu voting at his Sunday Adigun Alausa, Ikeja polling Unit in Lagos yesterday. Photo: DAYO ADEWUNMI