The protesters, mostly youths from the area, voiced frustration over the government’s inaction in the face of continued violence. The irate youths set fire to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, office in Lafiagi.They vandalised the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi, smashing windows and damaging parts of the building. “We have been crying […]
It was reported that the bill proposes granting the NDLEA the authority to retain a portion of the proceeds derived from drug-related crimes, contrary to the current legal framework. This communication was conveyed to the House of Representatives during the plenary session by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. President Tinubu, who cited Section […]
In a statement signed by the Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Sadiq Maigatari, the agency’s aim is to dismantle the illicit drug joints in the state, adding that NDLEA has launched another major crackdown on illicit drug activities in Badawa, Kofar Mata, Tashar Kasuwar Rimi, Gwangwazo, and Kantin Kwari areas of Kano. The statement stated that […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the interception of a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia.
The arrest was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignments which were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos were concealed in LED rechargeable lamps and sofa metal legs through the export shed of airport. He said that Ejiofor […]
It added that it discovered a specially constructed large hole in a wall, hidden behind wallpapers and fetish objects used for drug storage. A statement by the NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, noted that methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis with a total weight of 8.743 kilograms among others, were recovered from […]
The suspect, who claimed to be a professional footballer in Europe, was arrested on May 21 during the outward clearance of an Air France flight to Paris, France.This was made known in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s website.After a body scan confirmed […]