Tag: National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

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YNaijaAugust 19, 2023

Naira Marley’s Role in NDLEA’s Bid to Combat Drug Abuse: Debating the Messenger vs. the Message

Controversial artiste Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has been enlisted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ...

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YNaijaAugust 17, 2023

Naira Marley Urges Marlians and Nigerian Youth to Reject Drugs and Substance Abuse

Naira Marley, a prominent figure in the Afrobeats music scene, has used his platform to deliver a significant message to ...

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YNaijaNovember 3, 2022

Nigerian drug users outnumber the populations of four African countries put together – NDLEA chairman

Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has revealed that his agency ...

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AzeezDecember 13, 2016

NDLEA recovers 27kg of assorted narcotics in Jigawa

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 25 suspects and recovered 27.207 kilogrammes of assorted narcotics ...

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AzeezSeptember 9, 2016

N6m worth of Indian hemp seized by NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has confiscated a vehicle loaded with 35 sacks of ...

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AzeezSeptember 6, 2016

FG approves 15,000 recruits for NDLEA

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the ...

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AzeezAugust 9, 2016

NDLEA arrests 151 drugs trafficking suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Plateau Command on Tuesday said it had seized 1,316 kilogrammes of hard drugs ...

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AzeezAugust 6, 2016

NDLEA discovers drugs warehouses, arrests 5 in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered five secret warehouses of codeine and Tramadol drugs in Kano State ...

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AzeezAugust 4, 2016

Alleged drug trafficking: Fresh suit filed for Kashamu’s extradition to U.S.

Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development, a non-governmental organization said it has sued the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 9, 2015

NDLEA discovers meth lab in Lagos, arrest cook

by Temitope Onitiju The Lagos state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered a methamphetamine lab ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 22, 2014

This man says he smuggled drugs to pay for wedding ceremony

by Azubuike Azikiwe Chike Pauline, a 40-year-old patent medicine dealer has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law ...

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Kolapo OlapojuAugust 22, 2014

“I thought it was vegetable”: NDLEA arrest woman with cannabis at MMA

by Jewel Stephens A 37-year-old woman, Ezeh Ifeoma Maureen, has been apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, by the ...

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writerJuly 30, 2014

Spare-parts dealer arrested with 11.06kg of Cannabis by NDLEA officials (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju A 39-year old motorcycle parts dealer, Ogbodo Chibuzor David, has been arrested by the National Drug Law ...

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SolaJuly 28, 2014

Drugs in fridges? This guy seems to think it works

by Mayowa Aboah    A 35-year-old refrigerator dealer, identified as Alinnor Celestine, has been arrested by officials of the National ...

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January 10, 2014

BUSTED: Woman carrying $240,000 counterfeit money arrested in Lagos

by ‘Jola Sotubo A female foreigner has been arrested in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ...

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December 27, 2013

Drug Dealer including Nigerian Custom agents arrested with N352m worth of drugs

by Rachel Ogbu   About N352m worth of methamphetamine has been confiscated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at ...

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December 24, 2013

BUSTED: 3 men arrested in Jos with 691.7kg of marijuana

by Oke Efagene A truck driver and 2 others with 691.7 kilogrammes of cannabis have been apprehended today by the ...

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December 12, 2013

How I invested N900,000 in drug business – Suspect dealer confesses (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo Olewunne Chibuzor Darlington, an electronic dealer at Alaba International Market, is currently under investigation after he was ...

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November 30, 2013

Teenager jailed for drug peddling in Oyo

  The Federal High Court, sitting at Adeoyo, Ibadan, on Friday sentenced 18-year-old, Ibrahim Olayiwola, to six months in prison and ...

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November 29, 2013

Stella Oduah’s armoured cars will buy 51 police patrol vans – Fashola

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, in a meeting of the 7th  Annual Town Hall Meeting ...

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August 9, 2013

Busted: NDLEA arrests bricklayer with 83 wraps of cocaine in his stomach

by Oge Okonkwo A 46-year-old bricklayer, Chukwudi Ugankwo, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after testing positive ...

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July 11, 2013

NDLEA finds 5.9kg of cocaine abandoned at Lagos airport

by Rachel Ogbu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are said to have found a huge amount ...

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June 29, 2013

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh risks 15-year jail term over hemp photos

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian actress/singer, Tonto Dikeh risks a minimum of 15 years in jail for encouraging the consumption of ...

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June 19, 2013

Businessman arrested for trafficking ‘a record’ 126 ingested wraps of heroin (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu “I sell electronics in Lagos but I lost $11,200 (N1.78m) to fraudsters. This affected my business and ...

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May 15, 2013

King Sunny Ade’s former guitarist gets 3 years in jail for drug trafficking (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu King Sunny Ade’s former guitarist has received a three years imprisonment for drug trafficking. At the Federal ...

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May 2, 2013

Bizarre: Drug trafficker escapes death with wraps of cocaine stuck in his privates

by Rachel Ogbu A 28-year-old man almost died at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, when he found it difficult ...

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February 7, 2013

“I was paid $3,000” – Barber, 45, caught with N50 million worth of cocaine at Lagos airport (PICTURED)

by Chi Ibe Ozoh Chukwuemeka, 45, a Nigerian barber living in South Africa was caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos with ...

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January 6, 2013

King Sunny Ade’s guitarist, Fatoke Abiodun, arrested with cocaine at Lagos airport (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu   Fatoke Abiodun, a guitarist who worked with King Sunny Ade for 30 years was arrested on January ...

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