Three drug suspects arrested in Lagos taskforce raid at Cele, Itire and Ilasamaja
The Lagos State Taskforce arrested three suspected drug peddlers, named Bello Musa, Abubakar Musa and Agboola Fuad, after an early-hours operation at the Cele, Itire and Ilasamaja black spots. The three were arraigned on three counts bordering on possession and sale of illicit drugs, pleaded not guilty, and the case was adjourned to 9 December 2026.
The Lagos State Taskforce arrested three suspected drug peddlers during an
early-hours operation targeting black spots in the Cele, Itire and Ilasamaja
areas.[1]
The suspects were allegedly involved in the sale and distribution of substances,
including marijuana, Colorado and Indian hemp, to adults, minors and street
urchins around Cele Bus Stop, Itire and Ilasamaja.[1]The suspects were
identified as Bello Musa, 18, and Abubakar Musa, 27, of Adebayo Street in
Cele-Ijesha, and Agboola Fuad, 24, of Sewage Street in Abaranje, Ijegun.[1]
The three were arraigned before a court on three counts covering possession and
sale of illicit drugs, inciting the public against officers performing lawful
duties, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace.[1]All three
pleaded not guilty and the case was adjourned until 9 December 2026 for further
proceedings.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Charged
3
Agency
Lagos State Taskforce
Activity
Sale, Possession
Setting
Street or public place
Charge
possession and sale of illicit drugs; inciting the public against officers performing lawful duties; conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace
No figure for the quantity of cannabis seized or destroyed was published in this account.
The specific court the suspects were arraigned before was not named.
No separate quantity or type was given for 'Colorado' or 'Indian hemp', so no weight or value figure is recorded.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Punch Newspapers: The operation was carried out in the early hours of Thursday and was led by the agency's chairman Adetayo Akerele.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Punch Newspapers: The taskforce chairman commended residents and a whistleblower in Itire for providing information that supported the operation.
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