The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, intercepted and seized 2,437 parcels of Cannabis Sativa in various locations of the state with a total Duty Paid Value of N131,598,000 from January till date.
The Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Olukayode Afeni disclosed this while handing over the drugs to Mr Olaniyi Ekundayo, Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Idiroko Special Area Command, at Idiroko on Tuesday.
Afeni said that the cache of narcotics seized were meant to be consumed by youths between the ages of 20 and 21 in the state.
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“I want to urge our parents to admonish their children against the use of drugs because substance abuse does not do any good to the people taking it.” he said.
Receiving the seized substance, Ekundayo, represented by Ganiyu Adeoye, NDLEA Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Idiroko, reiterated the agency’s commitment to continue to partner with the Customs service to eliminate drug trafficking through the country’s land border.
Ekundayo urged all stakeholders to work together to fight the scourge of drug abuse in the country.
He said that the necessary laboratory test would be conducted to confirm the substance to be cannabis sativa.
Ekundayo warned youths to refrain from taking drugs in order not to destroy their future.
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday, ordered the remand at the correctional centre, of a 30-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to charges bordering on stealing.
The defendant, Isaac Thosu was brought to court by the police, on a two -count charge of stealing generators valued at N300,000, and causing a breach of peace
The Magistrate, Mr Nurudeen Layeni, ordered his remand at the Nigerian Custodial Centre in Badagry, and adjourned the case until May 15, for a review of fact and sentencing.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Dec.29, 2025, at about 8.30 p.m. at No 12, New layout, Ilogbo-Eremi, Badagry, Lagos.
Ekpo alleged that the defendant stole one big Elmas Generator and one tiger generator belonging to a complainant one Mr Bolaji Bankole.
Both generators are valued at N300,000.
The prosecutor also alleged that the defendant conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by acting in an unruly manner, adding that he was consequently arrested.
The offences contravene the provisions of Section 168 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015,” he said.
The court has fixed May 15 for a review of facts.
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