The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two octogenarians, Ashiru Ayuba, 80 and UlomaUchechi, 82 as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32 for alleged drug peddling. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja stated that one of the suspects, Ayuba had previously been arrested and prosecuted by…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a fuel truck and three other vehicles loaded with 246 bags of skunk, a potent strain of cannabis, along the Suleja-Kaduna Road in Niger. NDLEA’s Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the seizure, which took place on May…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a female suspected drug peddler, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large consignment of cocaine to Iran. The arrest took place at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers. According to a statement issued by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday…
The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses’ Forum (NGSF) has declared its strong support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) efforts in combating drug abuse and trafficking. The forum described the campaign as central to the success of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda (RHA) and the creation of a safer, healthier Nigeria. This position was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested 62,595 drug suspects and convicted 11,628 offenders between January 2021 to March 2025 across the 36 states and the FCT. The NDLEA Chairman, retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa said this during the opening ceremony of a conference for Nigeria Governors Spouses on Tuesday in Abuja. The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted no fewer than 3.5million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over N3.4billion in Rivers and Lagos states respectively. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi in Abuja on Sunday….
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raided an 80-room new hotel used as cover for distributing illicit substances in Victoria Island, Lagos, and recovered 598 bags of Canadian Loud. In a statement by the NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, the drugs recovered was with a total weight of 417.3 kilogrammes…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of 46 wraps of cocaine weighing 547 grams hidden in body cream going to Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the intervention came barely a week…
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its continued support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse, trafficking, and money laundering in Nigeria and globally. According to a statement by the bank, its Managing Director/CEO, Kayode Lawal, made the pledge during a courtesy visit by NDLEA management team to the bank’s…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in twenty sets of religious books bound for Saudi Arabia. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy at NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the cocaine consignment consisted of twenty parcels with a total weight of 500 grams buried in the…
