Ibrahim, was prosecuted for trafficking 40 kilogrames of cannabis sativa in Akure. Aliya was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for trafficking 609kilogrames of cannabis. At least 126 Nigerians across 14 states were jailed for drug-related offences between January and February 2021, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA … Read more
“This was also accompanied by the discovery of another 200 grams of cocaine intended for London, United Kingdom in the same courier company,’’ he said. Unaccompanied parcels of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and cannabis sativa were intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on their way to the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Australia, the … Read more
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have frustrated another attempt by drug dealers to smuggle out hard drugs through the international airports in Lagos, Kano and Abuja. According to Ahmadu Garba, the Commander, MMIA Command of the NDLEA, the drug was concealed in dry local pepper and herbal concoction popularly called ‘agbo’. … Read more
NDLEA The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, says the agency will continue to crackdown on all sources of illicit substances in Nigeria. Marwa disclosed this on Friday during the inauguration of a Behavioural Action Care Foundation Centre in Ogbomodo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Behavioural … Read more
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Ekiti State Government have come to an agreement that drug-free certificates should be a condition for the solemnisation of marriages in the state. The duo also agreed to collaborate with stakeholders on how to tackle the scourge of drug abuse. These were some of the highlights in … Read more
Marwa asked the government to lead the way with the integrity drug test for students in the state Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (rtd.) has called for integrity drug tests for students and politicians, especially those contesting for public offices in the country. The NDLEA chief … Read more
The Chairman, National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, says the agency has confiscated over N60 billion worth of illicit drugs in the last two months, Ekohotblog reports. Speaking at a Colloquium themed, “Walk Away from Drugs” organised by the Ekiti Ministry of Justice on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, Marwa bemoaned the scourge of … Read more
NDLEA boss pleased with the fight against drug abuse campaign in Lagos He says there’s still room for improvement Lagos state pledges more commitment to the cause The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has commended the Lagos State Government for its achievement in the continuous … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement AGENCY (NDLEA) Ebonyi state command has called for robust public enlightenment to rid the society of illicit drug peddling as the agency arrested ten drug dealers with some substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. The Agency’s Commandant in Ebonyi, Umar Isa Adoro, who made the disclosure said the arrest … Read more
The Ondo State Command of the Agency apprehended a middle-aged man with two human skulls on Monday The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has paraded a suspected drug baron with cocaine worth ₦1 billion. The suspect was arrested at Illela border in Sokoto State as he attempted to cross to the Niger Republic. Briefing … Read more
A middle-aged man, Hassan Saka has been arrested for being in possession of two human heads in Ondo State. Saka was arrested on Monday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. The exhibits were discovered in a vehicle along Owo/Akure road, concealed in a brown carton. Read also: COVID-19 … Read more
The suspects were arrested at Nelson Mandela street in Calabar The suspects, Effangha Effangha, 37, and Eno-Obong Udome, 34, were arrested by Army personnel The 13 Brigade Nigerian Army Calabar has handed over two suspected drug dealers to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
Mohammed Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says criminals no longer demand ransom in monetary terms but in drugs. Speakin during the inauguration of a “special purpose committee” of the agency on Thursday, Marwa said ridding the country of illicit drug cannot be done by the agency alone, adding that … Read more
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has attributed the perennial insecurity in Nigeria to widespread use of illicit drug. The governor said this when he hosted Brig.-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NDLEA, at the Government House, Port Harcourt. Ekohotblog reports that Wike’s assertion was contained in a statement issued … Read more
illicit drugs You May Also Like NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Worth Over ₦32bn At Lagos Port The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers has uncovered a warehouse of compressed cannabis Sativa in Abuja Estate in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The state Commander, Rachael Shelleng, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, said that officers … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has apprehended Chidi Olife, a suspected drug baron, who slipped from its grasp a decade earlier. The agency said Olife escaped arrest for unlawful importation of 5.250 kilogram (kg) of heroin, concealed in books from Karachi, Pakistan to Lagos since June 2010. NDLEA disclosed the development … Read more
The two suspects were arrested and the consignment which came in from Sao Paulo, Brazil The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has continued its offensive action against drug barons and cartels in Nigeria with the latest seizure of 40 parcels of cocaine weighing 43.11kilogram (100.05pds), with an estimated street value of over ₦32 billion. … Read more
The NDLEA said the operation lasted 24 hours The seized cannabis was the largest single concentration of cannabis discovered by the command Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State have confiscated ₦1.4bn worth of cannabis in Ukpuje Forest, in the Owan West Local Government Area of the State. Seven suspects … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has confiscated cocaine and heroin worth N30 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos state. The agency gave the name of the person from whom the hard drugs were seized as Onyejegbu Ifesinachi Jennifer, a 33-year-old lady. Onyejegbu was nabbed at the airport upon her … Read more
Mohammed Buba Marwa, chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the agency will propose to the federal government an arrangement that will see new and returning university students get tested for illicit drug substances. Marwa, who spoke during a meeting with commanders of the 36 states, federal capital territory (FCT) at the … Read more