NDLEA Dismantled Nigeria's Largest-Ever Meth Lab in Ogun Forest — A Month Before the Oyo Bust By [Ohizu Chibuike Paschal] | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | Crime & Security 📷 Entrance to Abidagba Forest, Ijebu East, Ogun State / NDLEA operatives on raid] Before the world heard about the Oyo State forest meth factory, Nigeria had already witnessed an even bigger bombshell. Just weeks earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made what officials described as the most significant anti-narcotics seizure in the country's history — deep inside the Abidagba Forest in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Operation: Operatives carried out simultaneous raids in Ogun and Lagos states on May 16 following months of intelligence gathering. The primary target was a remote farm in Abidagba forest being used as a massive, highly dangerous clandestine methamphetamine laboratory by the Anochili Innocent Drug Trafficking Organisation. (TheCable) 📷 Seized drums of pre...

State Police in Nigeria: Tinubu Pledges 'Practical' Reform to Curb Insecurity By [Ohizu Chibuike Paschal] | February 24, 2026 In a major move toward decentralizing power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has once again reaffirmed his administration's determination to establish State Police . Speaking during an interfaith Iftar on Monday night, the President emphasized that security is the foundation of economic prosperity and cannot be "postponed." Why State Police? Why Now? The President argues that the current centralized model is no longer sufficient for a country of over 200 million people. By moving toward state-level policing, the government aims to empower those who understand the local terrain to protect their own communities. “This is not about politics,” Tinubu told the gathered governors. “It is about practicality. We must be bold enough to reform what is not ...