National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(CCEO), Trans Fortress Global Resources, for alleged illicit drug business. Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect had been on NDLEA watchlist since 2025 following credible intelligence. Babafemi said that the […]
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has called for a strong national response and sustained support for the alternative development programme recently initiated. This initiative was established to curb illicit cannabis cultivation, uplift rural communities and strengthen national security. Marwa spoke at a news briefing on Tuesday in Abuja […]
By Habeeb Hazeez, Sokoto The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has recorded major gains in the fight against drug trafficking in Sokoto State, arresting 146 suspects and seizing close to one tonne of illicit substances within four months. The Sokoto State Commander of the NDLEA, Mustapha Muhammad Gidado, stated this while speaking to our […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-convict, Nwobodo Chidiebere, Basil, for attempting to export cocaine to the United Kingdom just months after completing a previous sentence for drug trafficking. Nwobodo was apprehended alongside three cargo agents—Jubrin Firdausi Hassana, Kuku Daniel Oluwasegun, and Igwe Chioma Jane—in connection with the seizure […]
To achieve an effective war on illicit drugs in the country, the Senate on Monday demanded from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other stakeholders a comprehensive redraft of the document seeking to amend the NDLEA Act 2004. According to the Senate, a rework of the amendment […]
Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says top military leaders attempted to block President Bola Tinubu from emerging as governor of Lagos state in 1999. Marwa, who served as the military administrator of Lagos from 1996 to 1999, said the military establishment viewed Tinubu as a threat because of his […]
Mohamed Buba Marwa, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has issued a renewed warning to drug barons and trafficking cartels, declaring that his second term will bring an even more aggressive assault on illicit drug networks across the country. Marwa, who was reappointed by President Bola Tinubu for […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is proposing mandatory drug integrity tests for drivers seeking licences. Daily Times reports that the test is part of efforts to curb the rising cases of drug-influenced road crashes across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa disclosed this in a goodwill message at the National […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the interception of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol (200mg/225mg) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The shipment, disguised as multivitamins in 114 cartons and declared from Delhi, India, arrived at the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has dismantled an international drug cartel operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three kingpins and intercepting narcotics, worth over ₦6.4 billion. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made available to journalists on […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command, says it has arrested 49 suspects for various drug-related offences involving different quantities of illicit substances in the state. Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the Command’s Public Relations Officer disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Kano He said that the suspects were arrested during raids on […]
The federal government has unveiled plans to introduce mandatory drug testing for students in Nigerian universities as part of efforts to curb substance abuse on campuses. Olatunji Alausa, minister of education, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing reporters in Abuja. He said the initiative is aimed at promoting a healthier learning environment and tackling the […]
By Tunde Opalana In an emotion filled atmosphere, the Senate at plenary on Thursday pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency help the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA pay a sum.of N200 million as compensation to the family of Mr. Fidelis Omhonria whose two year old son, Onoseteba was […]
By Titus Akhigbe Determined to drastically reduce the drug problem in Edo state to a zero level, the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said a total of 209 suspected drug traffickers were arrested in different locations in the state following evidence- based intelligence. Commander , Edo State Edo […]
By Agency Report Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. The NDLEA said the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, bringing […]
By Agency Report Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman named Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi for attempting to smuggle a huge quantity of cocaine from Nigeria to Iran. Clad in a hijab so as to avoid being suspected and arrested, Obehi was apprehended Sunday, 3rd May 2025 at the departure […]
BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has made a significant seizure of illicit drugs across the country. In a joint operation with the Customs Service and other security agencies, NDLEA operatives intercepted a massive consignment of opioids and codeine syrup at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Rivers State. The haul […]
By Andrew Oota Mr Femi Babafemi who speaks for the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has announced that an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island Lagos used as cover for distributing illicit substances has been raided by operatives and after hours of combing the rooms, it recovered 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong […]
Three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were hospitalized after sustaining gunshot wounds during a raid operation in the Jahi area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday night. The officers came under attack from armed men shortly after conducting a successful raid on an uncompleted building in the NNPC area […]
By Our Reporter In a series of high-stakes operations that read like scenes from a crime thriller, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has taken down a notorious Malaysian returnee with a cunning meth trafficking plot and intercepted a deadly shipment of fentanyl at Nigeria’s border with Cameroon. Director of media advocacy, Femi Babafemi […]