•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...
A passionate appeal has been made to students in Delta State, and indeed Nigeria, to steer clear of illicit drugs and substance abuse, as traces can be detected in the human bloodstream for up to 90 days after exposure. The Assistant State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta Command, Mr. Silas […]
•Assorted sweets The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has cautioned parents to be vigilant about sweets and candies laced with intoxicating substances that are currently in circulation. According to the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, some of these sweets resemble regular chocolates but ar...
•Senator Ashiru on the floor of the Senate The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the recent attack on it by Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC Kwara South) was borne out of vendetta rather. Chairman of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, said this at a media briefing today. He said the senator’s […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that married women will no longer be required to present a letter of approval from their husbands to obtain visa clearance for international travel. In a statement released today via X by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, it was revealed that this [&hellip...
•Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, a former beauty queen declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has surrendered to the Lagos State Command after approximately eight months in hiding. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi announced in a statement today,...
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