The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully auctioned a Lagos hotel and three other high-value properties confiscated from convicted drug traffickers, generating a total of N6.149 billion for the Federal Government. The properties, which were linked to drug-related crimes, had earlier been seized by the anti-narcotics agency and permanently forfeited to the Federal Government following court orders. According to the NDLEA, the auction was conducted in line with legal provisions governing the disposal of assets recovered from criminal activities. The exercise forms part of the agency’s broader efforts…

Troops have successfully rescued Amina Rabe, the wife of the late General Abubakar Rabe, after she was abducted alongside her husband during a recent bandit attack. The rescue was carried out on Monday following sustained military offensives targeting criminal hideouts in Matazu Forest and neighbouring communities. Security sources said the operation followed days of coordinated assaults launched from Sunday through the early hours of Monday, during which several bandits’ camps were destroyed and dislodged. The offensive involved a joint task force made up of personnel of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian…

The son of late Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), Isyaka Rabe, has dismissed claims by the Katsina State Government that his father died from complications arising from diabetes and hypertension while in captivity. Speaking during an interview with Deutsche Welle on Sunday, Isyaka insisted that the retired military officer had no history of either medical condition before he was abducted by bandits. The Katsina State Government had announced the former Director of Defence Information’s death on Saturday, attributing it to underlying health challenges. However, the family has challenged the official…