Tag: Ndlea
CACOL applauds Marwa’s NDLEA appointment
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has given a pat on the back to the President Muhammadu Buhari…
NDLEA will go after 15m drug abusers in Nigeria: Marwa
Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has promised to reposition the agency for efficient fight against…
Buhari taps Buba Marwa to chair NDLEA
Retired Brigadier Mohammed Buba Marwa is the new chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), replacing Col. Abdallah,…
Buhari didn’t sack NDLEA Chairman, Col. Abdallah
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has denied reports that its Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah, has been sacked…
Brazil-based Elechi, home for wedding in January, arrested with cocaine
By Abankula A Nigerian, Kingsley Adendu Elechi, who had spent the last 13 years in Brazil, flew into the country…
NDLEA confiscates 14.4kg of cocaine at Abuja airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying…
Two-time female convict nabbed with 576kg cannabis sativa
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano State Command says it has arrested a two-time female convict with 576…
Cyprus bound student nabbed with 13.55 kg of Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Special Area Command, has foiled an attempt by…
Buhari approves N1.1bn to NDLEA officials
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N1.1billion for the acquisition of a…
We’re not afraid to take on drug barons — NDLEA
Ijendu Iheaka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it will not shy away from arresting notable drug…
NDLEA rehabilitates 90 drug addicts
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has rahabilitated 90 drug addicts in Zamfara within the last six…
3.136 tonnes of Cannabis intercepted in Kogi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepted 3,136 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa on the Okene-Lokoja Expressway in Kogi.
NDLEA warns against illicit use of psychotropic
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Imo Command on Friday warned against the use of illicit and distribution of…
Borno: NDLEA arrests 462 suspects in 2019
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Borno command says it arrested 462 suspects for drug-related offences and convicted 11…
Ethiopian, South Africa airlines most favoured by Nigeria’s drug traffickers
The frequently flown airlines by Nigerian drug traffickers in 2019 were Ethiopian and South African airways, both coming in and…
Drug abuse: NDLEA unveils anti-drug ambassador
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday unveiled its anti-drug ambassador, Miss Ugochi Onuoha.
107 drug barons convicted in Kano
The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has secured the conviction of 107…
2019: Kano NDLEA secures 107 convictions
The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had secured the conviction of 107…
Recruitment: NDLEA calls for calm among candidates
The management of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has appealed for calm among candidates who were undergoing the…
NDLEA apprehends 4 drug merchants in Ondo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized and burnt over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and…
Army, NDLEA recover eight guns, 725 bags of cannabis in Edo
The combined troops of 4 Brigade and 32 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army Exercise Crocodile Smile IV have recovered eight guns…
NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N1.65bn in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday in Lafia destroyed 11,669 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances…
Igwenagu assumes office as NDLEA, Lagos Command new boss
Commander of Narcotic (CN) Ralph Igwenagu, who took over from CN Frederick Ezeorah has assumed office as the new boss…
NDLEA arrests Agbakwuru Owerri’s notorious drug dealer
The Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of one Mr Uzochi Agbakwuru,…
I cultivate marijuana to raise money for my mother-in-law’s burial – suspect
A suspected cannabis sativa cultivator, Friday Ohiuan, has said that he took to the illicit business to raise money for…
Edo NDLEA Apprehends 65 Drug Trafficking Suspects
No fewer than 65 suspected drug traffickers have been apprehended by the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law…
NDLEA arrests 42 suspected drug offenders in Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Friday that it arrested 42 suspected drug offenders in Oyo State…
Collation of names of applicants is ongoing – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has yet to commence the screening of applicants who applied for…
Kaduna: NDLEA seized 929.318 kgs of hard drugs in September
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Thursday it had made a total seizure…
Court sends man to prison for selling marijuana
The National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Wednesday arraigned a drug peddler, Ayobiojo Hammed, before a Federal High Court…