Femi Babafemi
19 Nov
NDLEA recovered 63,767.3kg of Indian hemp and 82,320 illicit pills in eight states in the last one week. Its spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this on Sunday in Abuja and added that five persons, including a wanted drug kingpin....
9 Nov
The family, school system, faith-based organisations, community groups, traditional institutions and government have been urged to collectively save Nigeria from the destructive impact of substance abuse by its young population.
6 Nov
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized over 14.4million pills of tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over N13 billion in street value, in three major raids of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the Skyway Aviation Handling Company...
22 Oct 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 40-year-old Madrid, Spain-based ‘businessman’, Sherif Egbo at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja for drug trafficking.
15 Oct 2023
NDLEA seized 4.9 million dollars and 57 million CFA suspected to be counterfeits on the Abuja-Lokoja Highway on Tuesday. The CFA, backed by the French treasury is the legal tender in Francophone West and Central Africa accepted in 14 countries.
24 Sep 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted four tons of illicit and controlled drugs in seven states within one week, its Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, has said.
3 Sep 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested one Ngene Emmanuel Onyedikachi, the mastermind behind a fake couple, Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum arrested at Lagos airport in August for ingesting 1.822kg and 1.50kg of cocaine respectively on their way to India.
21 Aug 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recovered illicit drugs worth N4.8 billion after carrying out a raid in a warehouse at the International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos on Saturday.
21 Aug 2023
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again seized N4.8 billion worth of illicit drugs at a warehouse tucked in the heart of the popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos State.
20 Aug 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its engagement with music star, Afeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, is to encourage him to use his skills and platforms to put out content that will discourage millions of his followers and Nigerian youths from substance abuse.
15 Jul 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is investigating the shooting incident during raid on a drug joint at Okpanam area of Asaba in Delta.
9 Jul 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 4,560 kilograms of skunk in an interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun states.