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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as De-General, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos State. His arrest sparked controversy among his friends, who claimed he was set up and his phone damaged during his confrontation with operatives. However, spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, said narcotics officers, acting on credible intelligence, stormed the drug joint and arrested three suspects with illicit drugs. The search led to the recovery of drug exhibits including cannabis Sativa, Tramadol 225mg, and paraphernalia for drug use. The video trending on social media was the moment the suspect and his friends disrupted the bid to conduct a search of the house. The comedian was seen live on Instagram before his arrest, confronting NDLEA officers at his residence. His friend Amodu Ayodeji Peter, known as Ayothecreator, said that the comedian was set up as he does not do drugs. Debo Adedayo, known as Mr. Macaroni, said that Nigerian youths suffer oppression and brutality due to their popularity.

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to respond "robustly" to the cases of killings and kidnappings in Kaduna State and to give effect to the strategic objectives through the use of force. He has also set the ball rolling for a major military operation in communities, where bandits and remnants of fleeing Boko Haram terrorists attarks.

NAFDAC has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachets and small volume Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and glass bottles below 200ml, and introduced other stringent regulatory measures to curb abuse of alcohol. Manufacturers of low volume alcohol beverages (200ml) have been directed to reformulate their products to stipulated standards free of charge. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has set up a task force to track and dismantle drug cartels behind the production and distribution of methamphetamine, popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri. This has resulted in the arrest of 12,306 suspects, conviction of 1,400 offenders, seizure of over 3.4 million kilograms of assorted drugs and cash worth over N130 billion, and counselling and rehabilitation of 7,761 drug users.

NAFDAC has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachets and small volume Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and glass bottles below 200ml, and introduced other stringent regulatory measures to curb abuse of alcohol. Manufacturers of low volume alcohol beverages (200ml) have been directed to reformulate their products to stipulated standards free of charge. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has set up a task force to track and dismantle drug cartels behind the production and distribution of methamphetamine, popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri. This has resulted in the arrest of 12,306 suspects, conviction of 1,400 offenders, seizure of over 3.4 million kilograms of assorted drugs and cash worth over N130 billion, and counselling and rehabilitation of 7,761 drug users.