By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A 42-year old cripple, has been arrested by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly trading illicit drugs on his wheelchair in Edo State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the suspect was arrested...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA officers attached to courier companies made the interception. Babafemi said that...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT command, has seized 2,265.677 kilograms of different drugs between January and March in the territory. The FCT Commander of the agency, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Tsakuwa...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams in possession of illicit drugs in Edo State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a Lekki-based based businessman in Lagos, Cyril Chidiebere, for drug trafficking. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect was...
Operatives of the Police Command in Lagos State have arrested a 20-year old woman, Aminat Ajayi, for alleged unlawful possession of 103 wraps of ‘colorado’ in the Ijora area of the state. The Command Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. Hundeyin said that...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, said it had secured the conviction of 37 drug peddlers and users between January and March. The State Commander of the Agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday. Idris-Ahmad said the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has approved the extension of the close of application on its recruitment portal by a week to enable applicants having challenges submitting their applications take advantage of the...
NDLEA declares prophetess, celebrity couple, wanted over seized illicit drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has paraded two sisters and the spouse of one of them before newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday for being in possession of six kilograms of Indian hemp. The narcotics agency’s commander in Katsina State, Mr Mohammed Bashir, told newsmen that one of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a businessman, Nwachukwu Molokwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for drug trafficking. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 164,750 tramadol and other illicit pills in Taraba. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said on Sunday in Abuja, that the drugs were seized from two suspects – Henry Abuchi and Daniel Ugwoke. He added...
NDLEA applauds Reps members for rejecting cannabis bill
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s charge against him. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the court had the exclusive right and jurisdiction to hear drug...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded no fewer than 367 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa in Kaduna State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs were recovered from a vehicle with registration number FKJ141DX....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 1,205,260 pills of opioids in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe states. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said that a total of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted the activities of a drug syndicate that operated between Nigeria, East Africa, and Europe, with the arrest of two members of the cartel. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that its operatives...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested 35 persons over alleged trafficking in various illicit drugs and substances. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives, acting on intelligence, intercepted a consignment...