NDLEA
13 Feb
*As Tinubu, Fagbemi others hail anti-drug war The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has partnered with the Nigerian Governors' Wives Forum, (NGWF), to reinvigorate the fight against illicit drugs use and consumption in states. At a two-day training on Drug Prevention Treatment and Care, (DPTC), organized by NDLEA for spouses of state governors in…
13 Feb
Major stakeholders, including First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu; Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers, including a 42-year-old man conveying thousands of concealed opioid pills to insurgents in the Banki area of Borno State.
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted 7,345.209 kilograms of illicit drugs and substances worth N125.71 million in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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Retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)has urged Zonal, State Commanders and Area Commanders of the agency to go all out and smoke out drug barons still in hiding.
8 Feb
Fifteen drug kingpins out of 3,412 offenders successfully prosecuted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and convicted in 2023, bagged 168 years of imprisonment.
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa, (Retd), has said that a total of 15 drug kingpins out of 3, 412 offenders were successfully prosecuted and convicted in 2023 bagging a total of 168 years imprisonment term.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a man with speaking and hearing impairment for dealing in illicit substances.
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The Federal Ministry of Youth Development has expressed its preparedness to partner with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on raising awareness and providing rehabilitation and skills acquisition for Nigerian youths afflicted by substance abuse.
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