NDLEA Urges Youths to Embrace Skills Over Drugs
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has urged Nigerian youths to embrace skills acquisition programmes as protection against drug abuse and crime. Marwa spoke in Abuja at the launch of a youth empowerment initiative by Grassroots Bridge Builders, a non-governmental organisation. He said […]
NDLEA Launches Programme to Help Farmers Quit Illicit Drug Cultivation
By Oluwakemi Kindness In a bid to shift from raids and crop destruction to livelihood support, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched Africa’s first alternative development programme aimed at helping farmers move away from illicit cannabis cultivation. The initiative, unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday, by NDLEA Chairman Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa […]
Brazil Returnee Arrested with Cocaine in Private Part
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, for concealing 1.60 kilograms of cocaine in his private part and inside the soles of his footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The NDLEA in a statement on Sunday says the 47-year-old was […]
U.S AFRICOM Pledges Support for NDLEA Against Drugs, Terrorism
By Oluwakemi Kindness The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), pledging stronger collaboration to combat the growing threat of illicit drugs and their links to terrorism. The pledge came during a high-level meeting between a senior U.S delegation and NDLEA Chairman, Brig Gen […]
NDLEA Seizes 31.5kg Cocaine at Apapa, Detains 22 Indian Crew
By Oluwakemi Kindness Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 31.5 kilograms of cocaine at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. It also detained 22 Indian crew members of a merchant vessel in one of the agency’s biggest port interceptions at the start of 2026. A statement on Sunday by the Spokesperson […]
NDLEA Nabs Drug Supplier Linked to Bandit Groups in Nationwide Crackdown
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious supplier of illicit drugs to bandits in Niger State. The NDLEA also recorded major seizures of opioids, cannabis and codeine syrup across several states, as well as intercepting drug consignments bound for the United States, Canada and Sweden. The bandit, 33-year-old […]
Alaafin of Oyo Pledges Support for NDLEA’s Anti-Drug Campaign
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has assured the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), of full support and collaboration in his renewed mandate to curb substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across the country. The traditional ruler gave the […]
NDLEA Vows to Forfeit Nightclubs Hosting Drug Parties
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has vowed to clamp down on the growing culture of drug parties in Nigeria, warning that hotels and nightclubs found promoting or tolerating such activities risk immediate forfeiture to the Federal Government. NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Retired), gave the warning on Wednesday during […]