Tag: Ndlea
NDLEA raids Kano drug joints, arrests 56 suspects in massive crackdown
Speaking on the operation, the Public Relations Officer of the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, an Assistant Superintendent…
NOA, NDLEA join forces to fight drug abuse in Kano
“Investigations reveal it’s spreading in Kano, a worrying trend requiring collective action, and so NOA is boosting awareness on health,…
NDLEA arrests ex-Lagos Councilor Olalekan, intercepts drugs hidden in baby diapers
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he previously served two terms as councillor representing Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government…
Why Abba Kyari should not celebrate court victory – NDLEA
NDLEA insisted that the substantive drug trafficking case against Kyari by NDLEA remains active and is scheduled to continue in…
DCP Abba Kyari acquitted in NDLEA asset case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, of a…
NDLEA seizes over 1,000 bottles of codeine, suspect arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested a 45-year-old man, Ashiru Bala, for allegedly possessing…
UK-wanted drug lord Uzoma Valentine finally arrested in Lagos
Ilomuanya was apprehended in Lagos on Monday, February 23, 2026, during what officials described as a high-stakes, intelligence-led operation carried…
NDLEA arrests Togolese woman with 5,000 Tramadol pills at Seme border
A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the NDLEA officers at the departure tarmac…
NDLEA captures wanted Drug Kingpin Chidiebere after 13 years in hiding
Babafemi said Chidiebere was first arrested in 2013 over a cocaine shipment and arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the…
NDLEA, NAFDAC strengthen partnership to combat Illicit drugs in Kano
The statement emphasised the command’s readiness to implement the initiatives in close coordination with NAFDAC, in line with the Memorandum…
NDLEA nabs 68-year-old Grandmother, six Others in Edo drug crackdown
Ofoyeju revealed that a total of 1,956.92 kilogrammes of cannabis were intercepted, while three cannabis farms located in Etiosa Forest…
Property Mogul Kolapo Raji nabbed by NDLEA over 89.20kg Cannabis
He stated that the 57-year-old alleged drug kingpin was apprehended at his Safe Court Apartment residence in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos,…
NDLEA busts Woman with fake Pregnancy, Ivorian excretes 82 Cocaine Wraps
On the same day in Kano, Babafemi said NDLEA operatives at the screening point of the departure hall of Mallam…
Nigeria’s drug war at risk as NDLEA faces funding crisis – Group
He also noted that NDLEA’s work extends beyond drug seizures, as it includes intelligence gathering, financial tracking, and prosecutions.
Drug kingpin Oladimeji orchestrates fresh Cocaine smuggling plot to London from prison
Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the illicit consignment, which was billed for shipment on a Virgin Atlantic flight…
China-based businessman, two Angolans excrete 236 Cocaine pellets
Babafemi further revealed that two Angolan nationals, Mbandu Martins Makiadi, 50, and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, 52, were intercepted on the…
Cannabis concealed in Dangote Cement trailer intercepted in Kano
He warned that anyone found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
China-bound drug dealer caught with 95 Cocaine wraps inside Stomach
Babafemi said the suspect was taken for a body scan after raising suspicion, which confirmed that he had ingested illicit…
Customs Bust: N4.7bn cannabis haul handed to NDLEA in Lagos
He warned that Customs would not tolerate drug smuggling or transnational crime threatening national security and public health.
Brazil Returnee Onyekwere hides Cocaine in Private Parts, busted by NDLEA
Babafemi also disclosed that NDLEA operatives, in collaboration with Customs and other security agencies, intercepted 55 jumbo bags of Canadian…
Cannabis dealer Sikiru Ogunrinde jailed
Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha said that Ogunrinde was convicted and sentenced following his guilty plea and the evidence tendered…
NDLEA nabs notorious Drug Lord Kanmo-Kanmo after 12-year manhunt
Babafemi explained that Kanmo-kanmo had remained a high-value target since June 15, 2014, when he allegedly mobilised armed thugs to…
Court slams NDLEA, clears Pretty Mike’s club to reopen
Justice Lewis-Allagoa, on Wednesday, refused the NDLEA’s application seeking a stay of execution of the court’s December 5, 2025 ruling…
Octogenarian ex-convict re-arrested as NDLEA uncovers nationwide trafficking
Babafemi stated that the octogenarian, “not ready to let go of the old habit,” allegedly returned to drug trafficking after…
NDLEA nabs 22 Indians in Coffee, Apapa Cocaine smuggling bust
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded fresh breakthroughs in the agency’s sustained offensive against drug…
NDLEA busts drug networks in Kano, secures 141 convictions
He described the seizures as a major blow to drug trafficking networks, noting that they reflected the command’s commitment to…
Nwobodo Chidiebere busted again as NDLEA uncovers massive drug network across Nigeria
At the centre of the latest airport interception is Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, a notorious drug trafficker who had only recently…
NDLEA busts Female drug Kingpin in Lagos with N5bn worth of Cocaine
In a statement on Sunday by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the suspect, Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat,…
New school drug test policy will curb drug abuse – Marwa
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), on Saturday said the new drug…
Cocaine from Brazil: NDLEA detains Ship, Captain, 20 Crew
The latest interception comes barely weeks after NDLEA operatives uncovered another cocaine shipment aboard MV Nord Bosporus, also from the…