The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several suspects, including a 75-year-old man, during a series of anti-narcotic and security operations nationwide. According to a statement by agency spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, the elderly man was arrested on 22 October with 4.7kg of cannabis in Ovum village, Obingwa LGA, Abia State. Another…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs destined for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr. Femi…
Authorities in Adamawa State have intensified the battle against drug trafficking and abuse, seizing nearly 600 kilogrammes of illicit substances in just two months, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). State Commander Aliyu Abubakar said at a briefing in Yola that 107 people had been arrested between July and August, with 15…
Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday handed over expired pharmaceutical products valued at N3.77 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief Superintendent of Customs Hussaini Abdullahi,…
The Federal Government says the ongoing establishment of Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs) across Nigeria will significantly curb the circulation of fake, substandard, and expired medicines in the country. Mr. Bulama Yakubu, Head of Drug and Vaccine Development and Drug Distribution System at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this on Tuesday in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it recovered large quantities of banned Tramadol and opium pills during separate raids conducted over the past four days across four states. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, who made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the agency’s operatives carried out the raids between…
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it arrested 37 suspected drug traffickers and seized narcotic drugs weighing 345.421 kilogrammes in June. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the State Commander of the agency disclosed this on Monday while reviewing the operations of the command in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 72-year-old grandmother, Mrs Christy Ejaro in Warri, Delta, with several sachets of skunk packaged in retail sizes. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that Ejaro was arrested on June 25, by the…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives used to illustrate the story The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it seized 1,257.213 kilogrammes (1.26 tons) of assorted illicit substances in Enugu between June 2024 and June 2025. Abel Wadahi, commander of NDLEA in Enugu, disclosed this on Thursday during the 2025 United Nations Day…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, says about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. The state NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day, also known…
