House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the prevalence, regulation, and impact of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and illicit trafficking on Nigeria’s economy and public health. The committee, chaired by Hon. Oluwatimehin Adelegbe, was constituted following a resolution of the House to probe the alarming rise...
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By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- No fewer than 2 containers of vehicles used to conceal illicit drugs worth over ₦5.3 billion have been intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has declined to assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, which was recently passed by the National Assembly. The bill aimed to grant the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns about the increasing prevalence of drug abuse among young people, particularly undergraduates. According to the Oyo State NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. “We now can see children from age...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State has made significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse. In May, the agency destroyed two cannabis farms, arrested 39 suspected drug traffickers, and seized over 1.3 tonnes of illicit drugs. According...
No fewer than 73 underage children have apprehended by the Borno State Government for allegedly involving in substance abuse. The children were picked up from different locations, including Bulabulin Kasuwa and Gwange Kasan Gada. The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, which led the exercise, explained that the...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is advocating for mandatory drug testing for all prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), said the agency is tackling drug abuse by promoting drug testing in universities, communities, and among families. He...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday auctioned properties and assets forfeited by drug cartels, valued at millions of naira. Speaking during the bidding process in Abuja, NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, expressed the agency’s satisfaction with the process, emphasising that the proceeds would serve...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted 59-year-old alleged drug baron, in his hideout in Ojo area of Lagos for over N1.4billion worth of seized illicit drugs. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa said this during a press briefing on Monday in Abuja. Marwa...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, arresting four members in intelligence-led operations during which multi-million-naira worth of tramadol pills concealed in the bumper and false bottom of sienna buses heading to border towns were...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large quantity of drugs while they were being distributed into six vehicles on Saturday in Abuja. The NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday, that the act was carried out at...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2 Command Onne, Rivers, has confiscated 21 containers of contraband drugs, donkey skin, and other items valued at over N46 billion. The command’s Comptroller, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Onne, Rivers. Babandede listed the confiscated items to include;...
In its continued efforts to discourage the entry of dangerous drugs into Nigeria, the Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized illicit drugs worth N1.1 billion conveyed in four units of 40ft containers. Comptroller Babatunde Olomu said this in a statement through the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of Cerelac baby food and cloths going to the United States and United Kingdom have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, and...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 2 Command, Onne, Rivers, says it has confiscated seven containers of contraband drugs valued N11 billion.s The Comptroller, Mr Muhammed Babandede, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Onne on Thursday. Babandede listed Codeine cough syrups, Chilly cutter, Hyergra tablets and...
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has destroyed seized alcohol and other illicit drugs worth N60 million in Funtua Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on...
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said that illicit drugs and substances abuse was enabling crimes and criminality across the country. Marwa said this in his presentation during a National Youth Conference organised by the Vanguard Against Drug Abuse...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers of the Special Operation Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the arrest...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A total of 230,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and 200mg were recovered from the duo of Yasir Rabi’u, 23, and Abubakar Ado, 30, who are major distributors of illicit drugs in Kano and Jigawa states, when they were arrested by NDLEA operatives on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has paraded 2 suspects for drugs peddling, and attempting to bribe a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the state. The command also paraded 22 others for various offences which includes possession of illicit drugs and substance as well as...