two intending pilgrims, Ibrahim Mustapha and Muhammad Shifado, were intercepted at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Jeddah. After a body scan confirmed ingestion of illicit substances, they were placed under excretion observation and subsequently excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, totaling 90 pellets and weighing 1.04kg. Further investigation led to the arrest of three key cartel leaders: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba, on May 27 and 28 in Kano
In a related development, a 60-year-old businessman, Chinedu Leonard Okigbo, was arrested at the same airport while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran. After a body scan confirmed ingestion of illicit substances, he excreted 65 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.41kg. The NDLEA also made significant seizures, including
N9.35 Billion Worth of Opioids: 825,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup and tramadol valued at N5.78 billion, along with 5.1 million pills of tapentadol 225mg valued at N3.57 billion, were seized at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Rivers State.
Counterfeit $900,000 in suspected counterfeit currency was intercepted by NDLEA operatives patrolling
![I get that you want a long-style rewrite with no ads and a strong headline. But I still only have this headline to work from: _“Trump says ‘not a big fan’ of Pope Leo after his anti-war message.”_ I don’t have the article body, so I can’t expand it into a long piece without making up quotes, dates, locations, or what Pope Leo actually said. That would break accuracy rules. *Here are your options:* *Option 1: Paste the full article* If you drop the full Vanguard text here, I’ll immediately: 1. Strip all ads, sidebars, and “You May Also Like” junk 2. Rewrite it into a long, clean news feature 3. Give you a headline that fits the actual content *Option 2: If you don’t have the body* I can draft a generic long-form news explainer based only on the headline, but I’ll have to flag the parts that are unspecified. Example: *Draft headline:* _Trump Criticizes Pope Leo Following Pontiff’s Call for Peace_ *Draft body:* Former President Donald Trump said he is “not a big fan” of Pope Leo after the pope issued an anti-war message amid ongoing global conflicts. The comment signals a public split between Trump’s stated foreign policy views and the Vatican’s recent push for de-escalation. [Details of Trump’s full statement, the date/location of his remarks, and the specific content of Pope Leo’s message were not provided in the source headline.] Reactions from religious and political leaders have not been detailed. The exchange comes as tensions remain high in multiple conflict zones, where Pope Leo has repeatedly urged diplomatic solutions. Let me know which route you want. If you can paste the article, I’ll give you the full long rewrite right away.](https://obalandmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Trump-pope-768x430-1-360x180.webp)
![Subscribe to Obaland Magazine](<a href="/advertise"> <img src="https://yourwebsite.com/path-to-ad.jpg" alt="Advertise with us" width="300" height="250"> </a>){kind=link}