NDLEA Seeks More Funding to Tackle Drug Abuse, Mental Illness
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohamed Buba-Marwa, has called for increased mental health funding, warning that drug abuse and mental illness reinforce each other. Marwa said treating drug abuse without addressing underlying mental health problems would leave the root causes unresolved. “If we only arrest the symptoms, […]
NDLEA Destroys N301bn Worth of Illicit Drugs in Lagos
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday destroyed illicit drugs worth an estimated N301 billion in Lagos, as the agency intensifies its crackdown on drug trafficking networks across Nigeria. The court-ordered destruction involved 329,865.585 kilograms of assorted narcotics seized in Lagos between April 2025 and May 2026. The drugs included […]
Marwa Urges Monarchs, Parents to Fight Drug Abuse
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa (Rtd), has urged traditional rulers, parents and community leaders to take greater responsibility in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Marwa said the NDLEA cannot win the war against drugs without the active […]
Tinubu Vows Tougher Crackdown on Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to intensifying the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, pledging stronger enforcement, improved surveillance and evidence-based interventions to curb the growing menace. Speaking in Abuja on Friday at the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the President, represented by the […]
NDLEA Vows Justice Following Mob Attack on Officers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba-Marwa (Rtd), has vowed that those behind the violent attack on two NDLEA officers in Abuja will face justice. Marwa said the Agency would ensure full investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the mob attack during a drug raid in […]
NDLEA Smashes Nigerian–Mexican Meth Cartel
By Oluwakemi Kindness, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has dismantled a highly sophisticated Nigerian–Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The agency said it also arrested the cartel kingpin, three Mexican nationals, and six other suspects, while recovering drugs and precursor chemicals valued at over ₦480 billion from a clandestine laboratory in Ogun State. […]
NDLEA Intercepts N10.4bn Canadian Loud at Lagos Port
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have intercepted 4,173.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a high-potency synthetic strain of cannabis, valued at over N10.4 billion at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. Speaking on the seizure, NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Buba-Marwa, said the agency would continue working with local and international […]
Nigeria, Ghana Sign Pact To Check Drug Trafficking
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration against drug trafficking, psychotropic substances, and related money laundering across West Africa. The agreement was formalised in Abuja on Tuesday when the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, hosted a delegation from Ghana’s Narcotics […]
NDLEA Arrests 93-Year-Old, Doctor Over Drug Trafficking
By: Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 93-year-old man and a medical doctor in a series of operations that expose the widening reach of drug trafficking across Nigeria. The agency says the arrests followed intelligence-led raids across multiple states, revealing a network that cuts across age, class, […]
NDLEA’s UK Maritime Exposure Highlights Gaps in Nigeria’s Drug War
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria’s efforts to combat drug trafficking through its waterways have come into focus following the participation of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a major maritime intelligence conference in the United Kingdom. Chairman of the agency, Mohamed Buba Marwa, described the engagement as a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s global […]