By Ukpono Ukpong Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, access to illicit drugs has become easier with online sales and contactless drug transactions. In a speech delivered at an event to mark this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday in Jos. He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption […]
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in the last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The NDLEA boss also said […]
*Uncover heroin in Pakistan rerurnee’s an is at Lagos port Joy Joseph, Lagos. A serving officer of a law enforcement agency, Popoola Abayomi, has been arrested by opertaoves of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for selling assorted illicit drugs to students of a federal university and cultists in Ogun state. The drug dealer who […]
Joy Joseph, Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have again seized illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis, all weighing 37.3kilograms; with seven suspects arrested. It was learnt that the seizures were made in five different bids, as the drug traffickers tried to import some of the substance into Nigeria, while others attempted […]
The Borno State governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum has warned that his administration will not condone the use of illicit drugs in the state, noting that indulging in the use of such drugs is responsible to most of the crimes being committed. Zulum stated this Thursday when he visited the command of the National Drug […]
The Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said there is a reduction in demand for illicit drugs in the state in the month of January and February 2020. The State Commander of the agency, Mr. Mohammed Idris, made this revelation while intimating journalists on the seizures made by the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra state said it seized illicit drugs weighing 544.5248 kilogram between January and February 26. Briefing journalists yesterday in Awka on Wednesday, the new NDLEA Commander in the state, Mohammed Idris, gave the records of activities of the command since his arrival in the state. […]
A total number of 16,142 kilogrammes of seized illicit drugs have been destroyed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Bauchi state. The seized drugs according to the Chairman of the agency, Col. Muhammad Abdallah are tramadol, rohypnol, diazepam, exol-5, cannabis sativa and cough syrups containing codeine among other seized items. […]