The forest did not sleep. Beyond the rustling palms and thick undergrowth of Abidagba forest in Ogun State, generators hummed through the night. Chemical fumes drifted over cassava farms. Strange men moved in silence beneath floodlights hidden deep inside the bush. Villagers whispered of a “ghost farm” no one dared approach. At dawn last Saturday, … Continue reading FOREST OF CRYSTAL FIRE: NDLEA HUNTS DOWN NARCO EMPIRE IN OGUN JUNGLE