The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported that its officers, alongside personnel of the Nigerian Army, were attacked by suspected drug barons in Ukpuje, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The attack occurred in the early hours of 27 October during a mission to dismantle cannabis farms in the community, according…
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…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 300,000 pills of Exol-5 in separate raids across Ogun and Katsina states. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, operatives of the agency arrested a 29-year-old suspect…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old businessman at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for trafficking cocaine. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the suspect, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha,…
The head of Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency has said the country could consider exporting cannabis oil under strict regulation, but domestic consumption would not be permitted. NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa, speaking at a workshop in Abuja themed “Cannabis Oil Debate: The Path Forward for Nigeria”, said discussions on the issue must be sober and evidence-driven….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major drug cartels behind six different consignments of cocaine concealed in walls of stainless cups, body cream and hair gel containers This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24,897kg of skunk in Edo and Osun forests respectively. A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, said that not less than 223.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from four farms in Edo. Giving a breakdown, Babafemi…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, with multiple seizures across Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Gombe in the past week. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives in Lagos on 22 September confiscated 85,100 tramadol pills from three suspects at Apapa. The same day in Kaduna, officers at the Abuja–Kaduna tollgate intercepted…
Nigeria’s anti-drug enforcement agency has carried out a series of high-profile operations that led to the arrest of two alleged drug barons in Lagos and the interception of narcotics destined for terrorist groups in the northeast. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, 64-year-old Victor Nwosa and 49-year-old Felix Obiegbu were detained in Lagos following months…
