By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In operations along the Okene-Lokoja-Abuja highway, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers have arrested four suspects: Abdullahi Umar; Tijjani Samaila; Lucky Obotte and Abubakar Haruna, who were heading to Maiduguri, Borno state, Kano, and Abuja in commuter vehicles with over 38,000 pills...
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The Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has appealed for the continued support of the National Assembly (NASS) to enhance the capacity and capability of the agency to deliver on its mandate. Marwa made the appeal in Abuja when he led the management...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday...
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 Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 18,500 suspected drug traffickers and seized 2.6 million kilograms of illicit drugs in 2024. Chairman of the Agency, retired Brig.-Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa , disclosed this at the inauguration of the NDLEA Central Exhibit Office in Lagos on Tuesday. The...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – he operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested an ex-convict, Eniola Sodade, for passport racketeering at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect had earlier...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year old Alhaja Aishat Elediye over illicit drug shipment. The Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-– Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that Orizu was intercepted...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the State Commander of the agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Attempt by an import and export businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus to smuggle 256 wraps of cocaine weighing 6 kilograms into the country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun Command, has successfully destroyed a six-hectare hemp farmland in Alaka village, Ogun. The agency’s state commandant, Mr Tijani Rabe, revealed the tactical operation at a news conference organised in Abeokuta on Thursday while presenting the agency’s 2024 scorecard. Rabe said four...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command says it has secured the conviction of 12 drug peddlers in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Spokesman of the agency, Sadiq Maigatari, on Saturday in Kano. Maigatari said the conviction was...
The French government on Saturday assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of more collaboration and support in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse. The assurance was given by the French Police Attaché in Nigeria, Mr Phillipe Crespo, when he led the trio of Messrs. Phillipe Barrau,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, on Tuesday 26th November intercepted two consignments containing cocaine and pentazocine injection going to the United Kingdom via a courier company in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- After 35 years in Brazil, a businessman based in the South American country, Ezeokoli Sylva has returned home with 700grams of cocaine buried in his stomach, a discovery made following his arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala...
Global Leaders Convene at NDLEA Headquarters to Advance “Investing in Prevention” Strategy for Combating Substance Abuse A landmark event took place at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Headquarters in Jahi, Abuja, as international delegates and global experts joined forces to discuss strategies for combating substance abuse through...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 50-year-old businessman, Osuoha Christian Iheanacho, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, for ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine. The NDLEA Spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued via...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In another well-coordinated operation carried out by a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday 21st November, head of a cocaine distribution cartel, 42-year old Ndive Maxwell Obinna was arrested along with five of his associates at Ago...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured 9,034 convictions in the last three years, says its Chief Executive Officer, Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa (rtd.). Marwa, who disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday during the Island Club Business luncheon, added that the agency also arrested 52,901 traffickers and 52...