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  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old suspected drug dealer, Okebe Samuel in Ebonyi as part of ongoing nationwide operations against illicit drug trafficking. The Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, June 7, 2026 in Abuja. Babafemi said operatives of the agency arrested the septuagenarian at Okposi community. According to him, Samuel was found in possession of 300 grammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, allegedly packaged in retail sachets for distribution to youths in the area.  

  The viral Facebook post by Mr. Simbad Ogbuatu, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State—or more precisely, posts featuring him and his image—has gained massive traction amid shocking allegations. Recent reports from multiple credible sources, including statements confirmed by Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, indicate that Simbad Ogbuatu (also referred to as Simbad Victor Ogbuatu or Sinbad Ogbuatu) has been arrested by the police. He is allegedly the mastermind or a key suspect among nine individuals linked to the kidnapping and subsequent killing of HRH Eze Francis Igwe. The victim was the traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike community in Ikwo Local Government Area and father to the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Barr. Kelechi Igwe. The monarch was reportedly abducted while en route to church on a Sunday morning and killed in captivity, despite ransom demands. Investigations traced involvement through a bank account all...