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NDLEA destroys 24 hectares of cannabis in Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a combined six hours joint operation on Thursday raided and destroyed 24…
You cannot arrest, extradite Kasamu Buruji, Court tells NDLEA
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court has re-affirmed its earlier order not to arrest the Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kasamu…
Kashamu Hid In Toilet For 6 Days
A Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, wanted by the United States government for alleged drug offences, hid in his apartment’s toilet in…
Court adjourns Buruji Kashamu’s case till June 19
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for the umpteenth time adjourned till June 19 the…
Court stops NDLEA, Police, others from arresting, extraditing Kashamu
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday barred the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and 11…
Court sends NDLEA packing from Kashamu’s residence
Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve came the way of the Ogun East senator-elect Buruji Kasamu today as a Federal high court sitting…
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Buruji Kashamu in no-show in Lagos, lawyers mount legal hurdles
Akin Kuponiyi/Judiciary correspondent It was like waiting for Godot in Lagos today as the much expected legal battle to extradite…
Get ready for extradition proceedings, NDLEA tells Kashamu
The National Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on May 24 told Buruji Kashamu to get prepared for extradition proceedings. In…
Bode George denies involvement with Buruji Kashamu’ s arrest
Chief Bode George has described as a huge joke, the allegation that he was involved with the US inspired attempt…
Kashamu’s attempted arrest: NGO calls for due process
A non-governmental organisation, One Child One Teacher Africa (OCOTA), has expressed concern about Saturday’s attempted arrest of Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu…
UPDATE: Buruji Kashamu placed under house arrest
NDLEA operatives who stormed the Lekki home of Prince Buruji Kashamu, will wait till Monday, to know whether they could…
NDLEA storms Buruji Kashamu’s home, set to extradite him
Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) stormed the Lekki, Lagos home of Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu…
Two arrested with 2.7kg cocaine at Kano airport
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Two Nigerians from the eastern part of the country have been nabbed by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
NDLEA official arrested for importing cocaine
An official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adeogun Olajide, and a civilian, Adams Michael, were on Thursday…
NDLEA arrests Kenyan dancer in possession of drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said on Tuesday that it had arrested a 42-year-old Kenyan female dancer with…
NDLEA Steps Up War Against Drug Traffickers At Seme Border
Jeff Ezemadu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at Seme border has stepped up its war against drug traffickers…
NDLEA commander wants Roli Bode George, Giade imprisoned
Akin Kuponiyi Assistant state commander of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Benjamin Saliu Ikani is urging National Industrial Court…
How NDLEA confiscated 400kg of marijuana
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Friday said it seized 400 kilogramme of suspected cannabis sativa…
NDLEA arrests 33 in Ekiti over cultivation of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti said on Tuesday that it had arrested 33 suspects over the…
Nigerian Pastor Arrested With Hard Drugs
By Simon Ateba Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended the resident pastor of the Eternal…
NDLEA smashes drug cell in Lagos
By Simon Ateba/Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a drug trafficking cell in Lagos that specialises…
NDLEA secures 70 convictions, seizes 1.6 tons of drugs in Ebonyi
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi, Mr Raphael Igwenagu, on Saturday said the agency…
Businessman gets 10 years jail term for drug offences
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has sentenced a 31 year-old businessman, Onyemaechi Remignus Chibuzor,…
NDLEA raises alarm over drug scourge in Anambra
Mr Sule Momodu, Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra, said on Friday that the illicit…
EU, UN Unite Against Drug Trafficking In Nigeria
Simon Ateba The European Union, EU, and the United Nations, UN, will continue to support the fight against drug trafficking…
NDLEA destroys 4 cannabis farms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi on Saturday destroyed four cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) plantations totalling 35…
NDLEA monitors over Nigeria-Brazil air route cocaine smuggling
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Alhaji Ahmed Giade, on Friday directed personnel of the agency to closely…
NDLEA arrests 30 suspects, seizes 31kg of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Tuesday said it had seized 31 kilograms of dried weed…
Nigerians Condemn Militarisation Of Elections
Nigerians have continued to condemn the militarisation of elections. The condemnation followed the deployment of at least 73,000 security personnel…
NDLEA arrests graduate with 2.18kg of methamphetamine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday, said it had arrested a graduate of Business Administration with 2.185…