NDLEA
1 Feb
Operatives of Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 198 suspected drug users, following raids at graveyards and nightclubs in the state.
31 Jan
Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has 198 suspected drug users in graveyards and nightclubs after a raid operation in Kano. 61 of the suspected illicit users, including 15 females were apprehended at the popular nightclub in the city where illicit substances freely exchange hands, NDLEA said. Kano command's spokesperson,…
30 Jan
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command,said it arrested 198 drug suspects and dismantled 21 illicit drug joints in Kano.
29 Jan
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for ingesting 60 wraps of cocaine.
28 Jan
NDLEA arrested the suspect at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Jan. 21 during an inward clearance of passengers travelling from Sao Paulo, Brazil, through Addis Ababa,
28 Jan
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged men and officers of the agency to shun any enticement that conflicts with the ethos of their profession as anti-narcotic operatives.
26 Jan
Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, yesterday, handed over illicit drugs seized during joint examination by security agencies to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
24 Jan
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Akwa Ibom Command, said the agency secured 68 convictions and rehabilitated 12 cases in 2023.
22 Jan
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Okosun Paul Punitt, the owner of a consignment of tramadol in a viral video fracas at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
22 Jan
Arrests owner of drug consignment in viral airport video National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted large consignments of Cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis, concealed in containers of household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada at the Tincan Seaport, Lagos. According to the agency, the discovery and…
21 Jan
The Rivers Command of the NDLEA arrested 295 drugs suspects in 2023, its commander, Mr Ahmed Mamuda, has said.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Command, says a total number of 929 people were arrested for hard drugs-related offences between January and December 2024 in the state. The state Commander, Mrs Fatima Popoola, disclosed this on Monday during a news conference at the NDLEA headquarters in Ilorin. Popoola said that those arrested…
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on traditional rulers to support efforts to combat hunger and youth unemployment by providing land for credible investors in the agricultural sector. The foremost traditional ruler made this appeal on Monday during a tour of the multi-billion-naira Agbeyewa farms in Itapaji-Ekiti in the Ikole local…
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The Kano State Government says it has enrolled inmates into its healthcare contributory scheme in the state to enhance free and quality healthcare services while in custody. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano Command, CSC Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa, on Monday in Kano. Kofar-Nasarawa…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing. Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, gave the commission the…
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A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Monday sentenced a sales representative, Felicia Gabriel to 15 months imprisonment for stealing N1.2m from her employer. Delivering judgment, Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gabriel after she pleaded guilty to theft and begged the court for leniency. Emmanuel, however, gave the convict an option of N30,000 fine. The magistrate also…