NDLEA Launches Digital Portal for Drug Integrity Tests
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has unveiled a new digital system for drug integrity tests and visa clearance. This marks a major step in the agency’s drive to modernize its operations and improve public service delivery. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the launch, NDLEA Secretary, Shadrach Haruna described the […]
NDLEA Foils Drug Smuggling in Frozen Snails, Bulbs Bound for Abroad
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in unusual items. The items includes frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes bound for the United States, United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the interceptions […]
NDLEA Backs Controlled Export of Cannabis Oil, Opposes Local Consumption
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is not opposed to the controlled export of cannabis oil for medical and industrial purposes but maintains firm opposition to its local consumption in Nigeria. Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), made this clear on Wednesday in Abuja at […]
Germany Donates Modern Canine Facility to Boost NDLEA’s War on Drugs
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has received a major boost in its fight against narcotics with the commissioning of a modern canine facility in Ikeja, Lagos. The project was built and donated by the German government. Speaking at the inauguration on Friday, NDLEA Chairman/CEO Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) […]
NDLEA Arrests Brazil Returnees with 116 Wraps of Heroin, Cocaine in Lagos
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Brazil returnees at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for ingesting a combined 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine. One of the suspects, 46-year-old Ofoma Sunday, was intercepted on September 16 upon arrival from Brazil via Ethiopia. A body scan […]
NDLEA Cross River Commander Found Dead
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, CN Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma. NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.), received the news on Thursday while attending a retreat for Heads of Agencies organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice in Maiduguri, […]
Saudi Arabia Frees Three Nigerians Wrongly Detained Over Drug Charges
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the release of three Nigerian pilgrims who had been detained in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for over a month on allegations of drug trafficking. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed the development at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He […]
NDLEA Nabs Kano Airport Drug Ring Behind Pilgrims’ Arrest in Saudi
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar, alias Bello Karama (55), along with five members of his syndicate, for masterminding a drug trafficking scheme that implicated three innocent Nigerian pilgrims currently detained in Saudi Arabia. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, […]
NAF Emerges Winners of 2025 NUJ FCT Football Tournament
By: Arinzechi Chukwunonso The 2025 Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Football Tournament has ended on a high note, with the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) team crowned champions. This year’s edition, the third since inception, featured 12 teams, including the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Air Force, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigeria […]
NDLEA Arrests Widow for Cocaine Trafficking Disguised as Pregnancy
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a 50-year-old widow in Lagos, for attempting to traffic cocaine while pretending to be pregnant. The suspect, Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, was picked up at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, while on her way to Abuja, with 1.3 kilograms of illicit drugs. NDLEA […]