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Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, popularly known as CDQ has been granted bail by the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, though he remains under investigation. On Wednesday night, men of the NDLEA arrested Sodiq Yusuf, popularly known as CDQ, in his Lekki residence. He was said to have been picked up by the anti-drug enforcement agency for allegedly violating the drug law following an intelligence report which the agency caught wind of. However, NDLEA’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed his arrest, saying the case was still being investigated as some substance known as ‘loud’ ― a cannabis variant ― was found in the rapper’s house. Babafemi said, “ He was arrested based on intelligence. As of last night, he was granted administrative bail, but he is expected back into custody today because it is an ongoing investigation.Some substances were found and he mentioned some names of some other big artistes. So, it is an ongoing investigation.” Babafemi further noted that CDQ coop...

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has continued to put the heat on drug traffickers with the arrest of a Madrid, Spain-bound suspected drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.  The suspected drug trafficker was arrested on Easter Day, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Okonkwo was about boarding a Turkish Airline with flight number TK0626 around 8 pm when he was apprehended at screening 2 point and taken into custody by the agency’s operatives at the Lagos airport. The spokesman for NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was subsequently put under observation at the JBTF/NDLEA facility for further investigation. He added that Okonkwo excreted a total of 113 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.750kg with a street value of N423m. The statement read, “Twenty-four hours after putting him under excretion observation, the suspect, who has been living in Spain for 10 years, excreted 39 wraps of cocaine and subsequently p...