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NDLEA Warns Against fake medicinal cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has warned Nigerians about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances falsely packaged and marketed as medicinal cannabis.
The alert followed the arrest of a 28-year-old suspected drug kingpin, Afeez Salisu, also known as Malu, on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 2 Akala Street, off Umoru Street, Idi Oro, Mushin, Lagos.
The suspect was reportedly packaging and distributing the fake products in designer pouches and cups.
This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
Babafemi disclosed that 16.4 kilograms of synthetic cannabis strains, including Colorado, Arizona, Canadian Loud, and Ghana Loud, were recovered from the suspect’s store.
According to Babafemi, the seized substances, labelled as medicinal cannabis, were in fact dangerous and highly potent psychoactive variants, not approved or regulated pharmaceutical products.
He explained that investigations revealed the products contained high concentrations of illicit cannabis strains linked to severe psychological and cognitive effects such as psychosis, paranoia, and anxiety, particularly among young users.
Chairman and Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), said the syndicate behind the illicit trade was exploiting global conversations around medicinal cannabis to push harmful products into Nigerian communities.
“Cannabis remains a prohibited substance in Nigeria. Any product being sold locally under the guise of medicinal cannabis is fake, dangerous, and illegal,” Marwa stated.
He urged members of the public to remain vigilant, avoid consuming such products, and report anyone involved in their distribution to the nearest NDLEA office.
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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