Words On The Streets

Alleged drug lord, Eneh Wilfried Amobi, has been apprehended by security operatives in India in possession of cocaine worth as much as $1.4million. Amobi was nabbed at a suburban railway station in Mumbai. Popular newspaper, The Hindustan Times, said a team from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) caught him after a tip-off by a ticket checker. According to an official, 47yrs old Amobi was caught with a large quantity of contraband. “Amobi said he was as a tourist and as he wanted $200 to return home, he offered to smuggle the drug,” Kumar Sanjay Jha, NCB zonal director, Mumbai and Goa region said. 

The Chairman of Blue Diamond Logistics, China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, has called on Nigerian Government to urgently look into the growing number of Nigerians detained in Chinese prisons over allegations of drug trafficking, saying more than 1,000 Nigerians are in Chinese prisons. Speaking on the backdrop of a protest in Abuja, yesterday, over the increasing number of Nigerian citizens in Chinese jails, he urged state governors to embark on enlightenment campaigns to discourage indigenes of their states against drug trafficking. 

One Samson Olukunmi, a traveler has been arrested by operatives of Department of State Service at Muritala Muhammed Int'l Airport, Lagos for being in possession of undeclared $70,000. Olukunmi, a resident of 14 Omidun Street, Lagos Island was accosted at the airport by the DSS operatives on suspicion of money laundering. Olukunmi was caught after he denied being in possession of such amount of money but when he was subjected to a search the foreign currency was found hiding in his luggage. He was immediately arrested and taken to the DSS office for further interrogation.

A young man terrorising students of the University of Ibadan got more than he bargained for after he was descended on by a mob. According to reports, the man who was caught with charms, came with another guy as they tried to rob a room in Mellanby Hall, U.I. The other guy escaped, leaving this one to his fate as he got beaten mercilessly.

This comment was posted by Chijioke Onuoha. Our hearts go out to the family. Anyone in Lagos who could be of help to the mother and sister should please reach out to them. Sigh!

LRU personnel were on rescue operation along the National Theatre inwards Costain, Lagos. The victims were treated by Paramedics and the damaged car towed away.

There was confusion in Abia as the ongoing conference of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) women was disrupted by soldiers in Abiriba area of the state. The women protested by removing their clothes and walking unclad on the street...