An artiste manager and his businessman accomplice have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
This was made known on Sunday in Abuja by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who said the suspects specialise in distributing illicit drugs to fun seekers at VIP nightclubs and lounges in Lekki and the island axis of Lagos State.
The statement by Babafemi disclosed that the arrests followed an intelligence report that the suspects were expecting a shipment of “Colorado,” a strong strain of synthetic Indian hemp, from Los Angeles, United States of America.
Babafemi revealed that one Abdulraheem Oseni (aka Papalampa) was the first to be arrested at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State when the “Colorado’’ consignment arrived on Sunday, July 23.
He also said that the suspect told investigators that he started the illicit trade three years ago.
“The suspect said that he has been selling to patrons of clubs and lounges in Lekki and Lagos Island. Besides the drug business, he also organises shows for artistes around Lagos and outside Nigeria,” Babafemi said.
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Meanwhile, about four persons died, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving two vehicles on Gumel-Kano Road in Jigawa.
The Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Ibrahim Gambo, confirmed the accident in a Road Traffic Report (RTC), in Dutse on Monday.
He said the accident occurred at about 12:25 a.m. when a bus had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle at Achauya village in Gumel Local Government Area of the state.
“A commercial bus (Sharon) with registration number GML 260 XX carrying passengers was involved in a collision with a truck with registration number GUS 648 XA coming from the opposite direction.
“It could be attributed to speed violation and loss of control, 14 persons, consisting of 11 males and three females, were involved in the crash,” he said.
He said that four male passengers were certified dead by a medical doctor at a hospital in the area while seven other males and three females were receiving treatment.
He advised motorists to shun night journeys and respect traffic rules to ensure safety on the road.