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NDLEA Raids Eateries in Plateau, Enugu, Recovers Drugged Cakes, Cocaine

Tolani Giwa 03/05/2021

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau capital and recovered freshly baked cakes made with cannabis sativa. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said additional 48.726 kilogrammes of assorted psychotropic substances were recovered. Babafemi […]Read More

NDLEA Intercepts N10bn Heroin, khat At Lagos, Kano Airports

Tolani Giwa 26/04/2021

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano have intercepted and seized consignments of heroin and khat with a street value of over N10 billion. At the MMIA, Lagos, during cargo examination at SAHCO Import Shed, a freight agent […]Read More

NDLEA Seizes Heroin Worth N10bn In Lagos, Kano Airports

Ayomide Oyewole 26/04/2021

At the MMIA, Lagos, during cargo examination at SAHCO Import Shed, a freight agent had presented a cargo from South Africa with an Ethiopian Airline ET 3901 Airway Bill no: 071-40689003 for examination before NDLEA operatives attached to the beat. The officers subsequently conducted a search of the cargo during which a suspected brownish substance […]Read More

NDLEA Intercepts Over N2bn Illicit drugs at Lagos airport

Tolani Giwa 30/03/2021

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA,) Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also arrested three suspected traffickers in connection with drug crime. The Agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, announced this in a statement on Monday in […]Read More

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FG Mulls NIN Enrolment Suspension over COVID-19 Risks

Ayomide Oyewole 12/01/2021

The federal government has said that it may suspend the ongoing enrolment for National Identification Number (NIN) in view of the large crowds at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices in many states. It stated the decision is necessary to protect Nigerians from COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government has also threatened to shut down […]Read More

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NDLEA Arrest 36 Suspects In 2 days In Jigawa

Ayomide Oyewole 17/06/2020

The National Drug Law Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Jigawa Command, said it arrested 36 suspects from three Local Government Areas of the state in two days. Hajiya Maryam Gambo, the agency’s Commander, said in a statement in Dutse on Friday that the suspects were arrested between Feb.15 and Feb. 27, in Kirikasamma, Guri and Hadejia […]Read More

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NDLEA intercepts 147kg of drugs at Lagos airport

Ayomide Oyewole 27/06/2019

Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said it seized 146.82kg of illicit drugs between January and June at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The NDLEA Commander at the airport, Mr Garba Ahmadu, said the agency also apprehended 33 suspected traffickers at the airport during the period. Ahmadu, who spoke during an event to mark the […]Read More

NDLEA opposes Akeredolu on cannabis, destroys 3,900 hectares

Ayomide Oyewole 21/05/2019

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it never advocated the growth of cannabis sativa for medicinal purpose or economic gain, adding that it had destroyed 3,900 hectares of cannabis sativa in Ondo State. The NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), stated this on Monday, noting that he and the Ondo State Governor, Mr […]Read More

Drug Peddlers kill 4 NDLEA Officers In Ondo, Burn Vehicle

Ayomide Oyewole 19/02/2019

Gunmen have killed four officials of the Ondo State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ifon, headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Sunday, when men of the service were performing their duty at a checkpoint near Ifon, in Ose Local Government Area of the […]Read More

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Brewery, FRSC, Security Agencies Warn Against Drunken Driving

Ayomide Oyewole 24/10/2018

The International Breweries Plc of Ilesa, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have warned drivers against the dangers of drunken driving. The Legal and Corporate Affairs Director, IB Plc, Chief Michael Daramola, said at a sensitization programme organised by the company in Osogbo on Tuesday that the […]Read More