The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a digital platform that will make its drug integrity test and visa clearance processes seamless, more accessible and ultimately curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The portal was unveiled at a press conference to flag off the digitisation of ...
•NDLEA operative The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized a total of 589.536kg of assorted hard drugs within two months. Addressing journalists today at the command headquarters along Numan Road, the commander, Aliyu Abubakar, said the success reflects the agency’s commitment to transparency, accountabil...
•NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa This article examines the growing concerns of residents over the spread of illicit drug hubs across Lagos State, reports Saturday Tribune. Once confined to notorious hubs such as Akala in Mushin, Oju Ina on Lagos Island, and Akerele in Agege, illicit drug activity in Lagos State is now spreading into new […]...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, says about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. The state NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, disclosed this in Ibadan today during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, reports NAN. T...
•The suspects and seized items The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Cross River State Command has seized 2,687 tonnes of cannabis sativa and its seeds in Obereakai community, Akamkpa Local Government Area. The State Commander of NDLEA, Rachael Umebuali, disclosed today in Calabar that the seizure was made following a tip-off and a four-hou...
•NYSC members The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), has said that the push for drug integrity tests for youth corps members, prospective couples, and others is not punitive. Rather, it is intended to discourage substance abuse and provide early treatment fo...
•NDLEA operatives The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ondo/Ekiti Command, has intercepted over 140 sacks of Cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp, weighing more than 1,400 kilogrammes and valued at N112 million. The seizure was made in Ado Ekiti while the illicit substance was being transported by two suspects, according to the Comptr...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are facing a probe panel for their alleged role in the congestion of custodial facilities across the country. The panel investigating the alleged corruption and other violations in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) had been told that the Police and the N...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a suspected drug baron, baron Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, at his hideout in Lagos. According to a statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the 59-year-old’s arrest came after 17 years of hiding in the dark to ship illicit drugs worth billions of naira across […]...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has recorded some achievements in its war against abuse of narcotic substances, especially with the cooperation of sub-nationals. The agency’s spokesman Femi Babafemi said some state governments in the country have embraced the NDLEA’s advocacy to make drug tests mandatory for appointees...
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