By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A 67-year old drug trafficker, Clement Chukwuemeka has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Oct. 3 for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine. Chukwuemeka told NDLEA operatives that he engaged in...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday debunked the claim by the police that it had not responded to an enquiry sent to it on deceased singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Police in Lagos State had told a news conference on Friday that the NDLEA had...
Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug test before admission. Na’allah, who made this known at the 27th Pre- Convocation briefing in Abuja on Wednesday said the institution is working with...
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Wednesday handed over 2,640kg of substance, suspected to be cannabis sativa worth N200 million, to the Nigerian Drug Law Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, handed over the exhibits to NDLEA officials at NNS BEECROFT, Apapa,...
There was a time in Nigeria when the name, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) suggested a dynamic, positive and functional institution. Perilous, and as the war against drug crimes and related offences was, society and criminals were conscious of the institution’s existence. During the time, everything was bright and beautiful...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a kingpin wanted for attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom. This tops the list of arrests made by NDLEA Operatives through interdiction operations that led to the seizure of four...
President Bola Tinubu has implored the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to renew the fight against substance abuse. Tinubu made the call, while declaring open the 31st meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF), on Tuesday in Abuja. ...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted four tons of illicit and controlled drugs in seven states within one week. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Babafemi listed the ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has intercepted 6,600 bottles of codeine-based syrup and arrested six suspects in various raids across the country. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi...
Amid the controversy surrounding the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the late musician was not poisoned in its custody. After Mohbad’s death last Tuesday in an unclear circumstance, a video emerged showing the 27-year-old artiste crying on a...
The Imo State Police Command has nabbed three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and two from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly harassing and extorting civilians in the state. Also arrested was a 37-year-old Police Inspector for the same offence. ...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – No fewer than 399 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) been transported to Kaduna by one Oluwagbenga Leke has been intercepted by operatives of The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 685.179 Kg of illicit drugs and dismantled 13 illicit drug joints in Kaduna. The state Commander, NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday that the seizure...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned Nigerian students, particularly students of the University of Ilorin, against hard drugs, saying no drug can enhance their academic performance. The NDLEA Commander, Kwara Command, Mr Mohammad Ibrahim, gave the advice while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday at UNILORIN....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have intercepted at least 514,420 pills of suspected hard drugs in Gombe, Adamawa, Ogun and other parts of the federation between Aug. 21 and Aug. 23. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA officers recovered...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Area Command, says it has seized contraband worth N164.8 million in the state. Dr Ben Oramalugo, the Area Controller of NCS in the state, said this at a press conference on the achievements of the command on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 369.903KG illicit drugs and arrested 73 suspects in Kaduna. The state Commander of NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kaduna, that the arrest and seizure were...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N99.2 million in June in Kebbi in spite of the border closure with the Niger Republic. The Customs Area Controller in the state, Dr Ben Oramalugo, made this known while handing over seized hard drugs to the National Drug Law...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Three major illicit drug syndicates were taken down by operatives of a special unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in intelligence-led operations across parts of Lagos state, leading to the arrest of a baroness and four other kingpins with multi-billion...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a fake couple: Mr. Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Mrs. Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum purportedly going for medical treatment in India for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322 kilograms with 100grams of...