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 has seized over N420 billion in illicit narcotics since 2021. During a budget defense session on November 3, 2022, Marwa stated that the agency has arrested over 19,000 individuals and gained the convictions of 3,111... Read More

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October 4, 2022

2023 Elections: Buhari, Tinubu, Shettima’s wives receive appointment letters; NDLEA arrests suspected narcotics trafficker at VGC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

2023 Elections: Buhari, Tinubu, Shettima’s wives receive appointment letters NDLEA arrests suspected narcotics trafficker at VGC Mbaka will return after solitude – Catholic Church NDLEA raids drug joints, arrests 121 suspects, seals 13 properties in Kaduna Lagos housewife accuses husband of N71m fraud, assault Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are... Read More

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March 19, 2017

34,499 drug-related cases recorded in 4 years by NDLEA – Report

by Dolapo Adelana The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, between 2012 and 2015, arrested 34,499 persons in connection with drug related offences across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja, according to an official report. In the report obtained by the Economic Confidential in Abuja, Kano State in the north-west geo-political zone has... Read More

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December 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 in November. The commander of the NDLEA in Jigawa, Mr. Abdullahi Abdul, made this known on Tuesday in Dutse. “The Jigawa command of the NDLEA was able to seize 27.207 kg of various illicit drugs in... Read More

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August 27, 2016

‘I invested $3,000 in the deal…’ | Woman, 51, arrested with heroin (PHOTO)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 51-year-old woman in possession of 180 grams of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. According to the NDLEA four parcels of brownish powdery substance, which tested positive for heroin was found inside the luggage of the suspect, identified as Akinyemi Monsurat Olajumoke. A statement... Read More

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September 29, 2015

NDLEA anti-narcotics officials take off with seized drugs

Two officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement ‎Agency, NDLEA, who absconded with drugs seized last month, have been declared wanted by the authority. They are Daniel Goska, ‎a Superintendent of Narcotics, and Ndubuisi Ughor, a Chief Narcotic Agent. The pair were said to have suddenly disappeared after a drug suspect, Dayson-Eddie Ifeanyichukwu, was caught with 74.4... Read More

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July 28, 2013

Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

by Chi Ibe About 1,404.27 hectares of cannabis farmland was destroyed in 2012 in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone alone making it the largest cannabis plantations in the country, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. Ekiti State alone had 764 hectares of cannabis farmland making it the state with the highest number of cannabis plantations.... Read More