The Oyo State Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it has intercepted 3,981.875kg of suspected hard drugs and secured 15 convictions in 2018. The State Commander of the Agency, Mrs. Omolade Faboyede who made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital disclosed that the seized illicit substances include Indian hemp and other psychotropic substances.

The Federal Government said it has concluded plans to introduce new anti-terrorism legislations in the country to create tougher sanctions for terrorists and their sponsors. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) stated this on Monday at the opening of a regional workshop on prison intelligence in a counter-terrorism context, organised by International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law, said the new law would also expand the definition of terrorism.

The Department of State Services in collaboration with Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole on Tuesday said they have arrested a Boko Haram expert who specializes in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for the group. The development was made known in a statement issued by Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu.

The Nigerian Government has expressed worry over increasing spate of killing of its citizens in the UK in recent time. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed government’s position on the matter. “The increased killing of blacks, especially those of Nigerian origin in London was worrisome and disturbing,” she said.