Nigerian Navy hands over 193 bags of cannabis sativa to NDLEA

-

 Nigerian Navy hands over 193 bags of cannabis sativa to NDLEA


Lagos, March 27, 2024

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Tuesday handed over 193 bags of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa to the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).



The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Commodore Rafiu Oladejo while to speaking to newsmen at NNS BEECROFT base said that each bag weighed 38 kg.

Oladejo added that the items were arrested alongside one suspect, Mr Emmanuel Asamani, a 24 year old Ghanaian on March 16 off the Badagry coast by naval ships on patrol.

"It is necessary as part of the established procedures to hand over the items and the suspects to the appropriate government agencies.

"The arrest was made possible by the effective utilisation of the Falcon Eye Alignment system and the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability Centre in addition to our human intelligence.

"This effort is sequel to the need and the directive of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) to maintain credible presence in line with the tenets of Operation Water Guard," the commodore said.



Oladejo said that the suspect, Asamani claimed not to know where he was ferrying the illicit items to but he was optimistic that the NDLEA would find out in due course during their investigation.

"The operators of the boat on sighting the naval patrol team, absconded leaving just one person on board who we found hiding in between the bags of the substance," he said.

The Commodore said that the consumption of illicit substances had a lot of dangers on human health and that it also led to a high propensity of crimes all over the world.

"The proceeds from the sale of these illicit substances are most times used to sponsor other forms of crimes within the maritime space and even on land.

"The CNS has directed that we do everything possible to ensure that the perpetrators of such crimes be brought to book," Oladejo said.



The Commander of Narcotics NDLEA Marine Command, Paul Ahom appreciated the leadership of NNS BEECROFT for taking the lead in policing crime and drug trafficking in Nigerian water ways.

"The navy is the leading agency in the interception of drugs among the maritime law enforcement agencies in Nigeria.

"They have provided an evidence based investigation for us and we are going to take the lead from there and see that we get to the root cause of the matter.

"We need to ascertain where the drug is coming from and to get to the syndicate that are behind the ferrying of these drugs from Ghana, Togo via Republic of Benin to the Nigerian water ways," Ahom said. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Int’l Peace Day: Stakeholders Call For Youths Involvement In Nation’s Devt.

-
Image
  Peace stakeholders on Thursday urged government-at-all-levels to engage youths in social-economic activities, so they could contribute their patriotic service to the nation’s growth and development. The stakeholders made the appeal during the 2023 International Peace Day celebration in Lagos, which had the theme: “Action for Peace: Our Ambition for Global Goal.” The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) Lagos State Commandant, Dr Kuforiji Williams, said every Sept. 21 served as a sobering reminder of the urgent need for global peace and collaboration towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “PCN is an organisation that affiliates with the United Nations. This year’s Peace Day theme lay emphasis on the interdependence of peace and sustainable development. “It is an indisputable fact that where peace is lacking, there cannot be sustainable development. “International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilise political will and resourc
Read more

Nigerian Navy trains 29 NIMASA personnel on the use of Maritime Awareness Capability system

-
Image
 Nigerian Navy trains 29 NIMASA personnel on the use of Maritime Awareness Capability system Lagos, March 9, 2024  The Nigerian Navy on Friday graduated 29 personnel of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on the use of Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC) system. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Naval Doctrine Command, Rear Adm. Habilla Zakaria said that RMAC and the Maritime Domain Awareness system was a game changer in the safety and security of Nigeria's maritime domain. Zakaria said this during the graduation ceremony of the staff of NIMASA's Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre which held at Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos State. "The Regional Maritime Awareness Capability and the Maritime Domain Awareness System are very important system for Nigerian Navy operations. "The system provides actionable intelligence for Nigerian Navy ships on patrol to be vectored to vessels of interest with almost precision. "Th
Read more

ASUU-LASUED Awards Scholarships To 6 Indigent Dtudents

-
Image
  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos State University of Education (ASUU-LASUED) Chapter, has awarded scholarships to six indigent students of the institution. The national union awarded N200,000, each, to two students – Oluwakemisola Ajetunmobi from  Physics Department and Iseoluwa Amusan from Primary Education Department. While, ASUU-LASUED branch gave the remaining four students N100,000 each. The beneficiaries are Opeyemi Oyetakin from  Mathematics Department, Abidemi Samuel, Physics Department; Ayishat Gbolahan, Entrepreneurship Department; and Olamide Abiola, Mathematics Department. The Chairman of ASUU-LASUED, Mr Akolade Lapite, made this known in a statement on Friday. Lapite said that the scholarships were not merely financial aids but investments in  future leaders. He said that it was aimed at ensuring that talents  and potential were nurtured regardless of socio-economic backgrounds. “It is with great pride and a sense of accomplishment that we stand here to wi
Read more