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Breaking: NDLEA Arrests Ex-convict Nwobodo, others, Recovers UK Bound Cocaine Shipment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has re-arrested notorious drug trafficker Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, who was previously convicted in 2023 for dealing in 30.10 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The arrest follows the seizure of 75 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.50 kilograms, concealed in factory-sealed sachets of cold-water starch, destined for the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) export shed in Ikeja, Lagos.
According to a statement by NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the operation also led to the arrest of three cargo agents Jubrin Firdausi Hassana, Kuku Daniel Oluwasegun, and Igwe Chioma Jane on December 20, 2025.
Subsequent investigations identified 37-year-old Basil as the mastermind, who was apprehended the following day at a popular Ikeja relaxation centre during a date with his girlfriend.
Basil had previously been arrested in May 2023 when 30.10 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized from powdered custard containers bound for London.
He was convicted at a Federal High Court (FHC/L/337C/2023) and sentenced to five years imprisonment with an option of a ₦7,000,000 fine and one month of community service. After paying the fine, he returned to drug trafficking.
In separate operations, the NDLEA also arrested:
Sada’u Mohammed, a 65-year-old driver in Gombe State, transporting 300 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 27,900 tramadol pills along the Gombe-Biu highway.
Ignatius Egbochie (aka Brown), a 47-year-old Lagos businessman wanted in connection with the seizure of 26 kilograms of cannabis at Tincan Port.
Between December 21 and 25, 2025, NDLEA carried out raids across Ekiti, Edo, Cross River, Abuja, Lagos, and Taraba, seizing large quantities of cannabis and arresting several suspects. Notable recoveries include: 638 kilograms of skunk cannabis from Ara Forest, Ara-Ekiti, alongside wooden warehouses set ablaze by NDLEA.
883.1 kilograms of compressed cannabis sativa from three Toyota Camry vehicles intercepted along Igara-Auchi Road, Edo State.
In Cross River State, raids at Agoi-Ibami community, Yakurr LGA, led to the seizure of skunk cannabis from three suspects: Freedom Jonah Akpama (671kg), David Itam David (89kg), and Nelson Arikpo Osam (148kg).
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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