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  • DESOPADEC continues its drug free campaign to Effurun market (Photos)

    DESOPADEC continues its drug free campaign to Effurun market (Photos)

    The Community Development and Public Enlightenment Department (CDPE) of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, yesterday 30th August, 2025 as part of efforts to combat substance abuse and addiction among residents, traders and students, extended its anti-drug abuse campaign to the Effurun Market in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The campaign saw a large turnout of market traders and residents with the DESOPADEC team engaging the audience with informative presentations on the harmful effects of drug abuse on both individuals and the larger community.

    Speaking at the event, the Head of Community Development and Public Enlightenment Department, Mrs. Chinenye Ezonfade emphasized the importance of prevention and education.

    “Drug abuse not only destroys the lives of those who partake in it but also affects families, communities and the State at large. We are here today to share vital information and resources to help prevent the spread of this menace,” she said.

    While appealing for continued community involvement in the fight against drug abuse and reminding parents of the role of the children, Mrs. Ezonfade said, “We cannot afford to be passive in this battle. Every one of us has a part to play. Our children are our pride and the future leaders of tomorrow. If they are destroyed by drugs, who will take over from today’s leaders?”

    The market environment with its high foot traffic, served as an ideal setting to spread the message, reaching individuals from different walks of life including young traders, shop owners, and customers. The awareness drive included distribution of pamphlets, posters, and other educational materials outlining the signs of drug abuse.

    Speaking, a Principal staff of the Department, Mr. Bobby Akuirema informed the gathering that the misuse of drugs has created many problems in our society, endangering the lives of young people and proffered solutions.

    “To address this issue, DESOPADEC, led by the Chairman, Olorogun John Obukowho Nani and the MD/CEO, Chief Festus Ochonogor in collaboration with His Excellency, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has launched a campaign to save children already involved in drug abuse and to educate parents—many of whom are busy with their businesses in the market—on the importance of monitoring their children closely,” said Mr. Akuirema.

    Another staff, Mr. James Adjevabor explained that youths abuse drugs for different reasons such as lack of parental care, absence of love and friendship at home, peer pressure, and bullying and to address these problems, he advised parents to not only spend quality time with their children but to build trust and communicate openly with their children, amongst other reasons.

    Explaining the role of the community in curbing drug abuse further, he said, “When we work together as a community, we can make a significant impact on reducing the prevalence of substance abuse. Awareness campaigns like this are crucial in giving people the tools they need to avoid drugs and seek help when necessary.”

    The sensitization also included a Q & A session where attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and get clarity on drug abuse issues. Several traders such as Madam Antonia Oghoro, Faustina Ndidi, Isaac Becky, Isiwa Nyama amongst several others shared their concerns about the impact of drug abuse on youths in the market, urging the urgent need for more outreach programs and expressing their gratitude to DESOPADEC for the timely initiative.

    DESOPADEC plans to extend the campaign to other markets across the State with the goal of reaching even more individuals and fostering a drug-free community.

  • 4 out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs – NDLEA

    4 out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs – NDLEA

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that about 4 out of 10 university undergraduates in the country are into drugs.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Oyo State NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

    The day, also known as World Drug Day, is marked every June 26 to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse.

    The theme of the 2025 celebration is “The Evidence is Clear: Invest in Prevention, Break the Circle”.

    According to Joe-Fadile, the menace of drug abuse is getting more worrisome as statistics have shown that younger people are getting exposed to drug use and offences.

    “We are intensifying efforts on our campaigns across primary and secondary schools, including tertiary institutions in the state, because the demography of people using drugs is getting lower by the day.

    “We now can see children from age nine upward taking drugs. The statistics are also showing us that about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs,” he said.

    The NDLEA boss said that the 2025 campaign highlights the need for coordinated long-term action to break the cycle of organised crime and drug trafficking.

    This, he said, could be achieved by addressing root causes, investing in prevention and building stronger health, education and social systems.

    He noted that the command had, in the last few months, arrested 150 persons for drug-related offences and burnt about 11 tons of different kinds of seized illicit substances.

    Joe-Fadile cautioned that drug users could have their internal organs destroyed, leading to a slow and painful death.

    He warned that the NDLEA would not relent in its efforts to ensure that manufacturers, producers, and sellers of illicit drugs in Oyo State face the full wrath of the law.

    “We believe that every day is for the thieves, but one day is for the owner. NDLEA will soon knock at the doors of drug peddlers to pick them for prosecution and necessary legal trials.

    He said that most traditional leaders in the state had been inducted as NDLEA ambassadors to carry out campaigns against drug abuse among their constituents.

    “We have also discovered that many people respect and listen to religious leaders, hence we are collaborating with them, using their platforms to reach out to many people,” he said.

    Participants at the rally include officers from the Nigerian Army, Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigeria Customs Service.

    In addition are the Nigeria Immigration Service and the National Youth Service Corps, among others.

    Drug abuse crisis demands focused intervention – Nwoko

    Meanwhile, Senator Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and member Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics says drug abuse is a crisis that demands dedicated infrastructure and focused intervention.

    Nwoko said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

    He noted that there was a clear gap in the system that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alone could not fill, adding that this was glaring in the nation’s current drug response.

    ”The NDLEA’s focus is largely enforcement and interdiction. But what about sustained rehabilitation, grassroots awareness, school outreach, and long term reintegration?”, he said.

    The lawmaker said that it was in view of this, that he proposed a Bill for the Establishment of a National Centre for Substance Abuse Management in Ndemili, Delta, adding that the Bill was currently before the senate.

    He added that during his recent visit to his constituency, a student-led NGO approached him with a draft bill on the same issue.

    “This is proof that the need is urgent and widely recognised,” he said.

    Nwoko also commended his colleague Sen. Rufai Hanga, whom he said sponsored a “Bill for an Act to Establish the National Institute on Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation”.

    He said that a one-day public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics was held recently on the Bill.

    “I commend my distinguished colleague Sen. Rufai Hanga, for sponsoring this timely bill, and I appreciate every stakeholder who spoke in favor.

    “We must act with clarity and courage. Drug abuse rehabilitation requires its own institutional framework,” Nwoko stressed.

  • Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport

    Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport

    . As NDLEA arrests 2 young ladies with over 108kg Skunk, Loud, Colorado, Meth in Edo

    No fewer than sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.
    The seizure made on Thursday 5th June 2025 was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport on 11th May. The NDLEA had watch-listed the shipment, and sustained surveillance around it for over three weeks before inviting other stakeholders for a joint examination last Thursday.

    The Loud consignment weighing 62.20kg was concealed inside wraps of green tea that came from Thailand via UAE on an Emirate Airlines flight.

    In another operation in Lagos, NDLEA operatives on Monday 2nd June intercepted a consignment of 1,665kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, along Lekki-Ajah expressway. Two suspects: Gidado Abdulrasaq Ayinde and Obanla Oluwafemi were promptly arrested in connection with the seizure.

    In Kaduna, operatives of the state command of NDLEA on patrol along Abuja – Kaduna expressway on Tuesday 3rd June arrested 29-year-old Goodluck Nnaemeka with 612 bottles of codeine-based syrup and 2,970 pills of flunitrazepam. In another operation same day, a 52-year-old wanted drug dealer Kabiru Musa (a.k.a KB) was arrested at Kurmin Mashi. A total of 25.7kg skunk was earlier recovered from his base.

    While a total of 9kg Loud was recovered from the spare tyre compartment of an Audi station wagon car marked AAA 975 XU driven by Atari Israel, 45, along Auchi road, Edo state, two young ladies: Favour Joy and Joy Igwe were on Tuesday 3rd June nabbed at Ikpoba hill area of Benin city. Recovered from them include: 106.57kg skunk; 1kg Loud; 800grams Colorado and 302grams of methamphetamine.

    The War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy activities by NDLEA Commands equally continued across the country in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitization lecture delivered to students and staff of Sir Usman Nagogo College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Katsina; Fountain of Knowledge International Academy, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; Prof. Eyo Ita Municipal Model Primary School, Calabar, Cross River; Millennium High School, Egbeda, Lagos; and Community Secondary School, Ichida Anaocha, Anambra; while Zone 13 Command of NDLEA paid a WADA advocacy visit to the Amayanabo of Nembe kingdom, Dr. Edmund Dakoru, Mingi Xii, in Nembe, Bayelsa state; among others.

    While commending the officers and men of MMIA, Lagos, Kaduna, and Edo Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) also praised their counterparts in all the commands across the country for pursuing a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

  • HEAVY HAUL: N3.4bn worth of opioids seized in Lagos, PH

    HEAVY HAUL: N3.4bn worth of opioids seized in Lagos, PH

    ..as NDLEA uncovers drugs in chocolate tins
    . Intercepts 942 explosives going to Zamfara; Italy, Iraq-bound consignments in body creams; arrests wanted drug kingpin after 10 months in hiding

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted no fewer than three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) pills of opioids and one hundred and sixty-three thousand (163,000) bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over three billion, four hundred and twenty-eight million naira (N3,428,000,000.00) in Port Harcourt, Rivers state and Lagos state.

    The bulk of the seizures: two million pills of tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, was made on Tuesday 29th April 2025 during a joint examination of a watch-listed container by NDLEA officers, men of Customs Service and other security agencies at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers state.
    In Lagos, a total of 1,500,000 pills of a controlled opioid were recovered from a suspect Olarenwaju Wahab at the Alaba-Rago area of Ojo on Tuesday 29th April while the source of the consignment was traced to Q104B Road 25, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, which is the residence of one Obinna Kenneth who is now at large.
    Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos have intercepted 42 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 20kg, concealed in tins of chocolate, milo beverage, white kidney beans and dark red kidney beans packaged as part of cargos that came into the Lagos airport onboard a British Airways flight from Canada. At least, three suspects including the receiver of the consignment, Monsurat Ewawunmi Lawson, have been arrested between Wednesday 30th April and Saturday 3rd May.

    In like manner, a businessman Bobby Morris Osas was on Friday 2nd May arrested at the Lagos airport while attempting to board a Turkish Airlines flight to Italy. A thorough search of his luggage led to the seizure of 8,130 pills of tramadol 225mg, 200mg and 100mg.

    Attempt by another syndicate to ship 104grams of tramadol and skunk concealed in bottles of body cream to Iraq through a courier company in Lagos was also thwarted on Monday 28th April by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI).

    In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives on patrol along Kaduna – Zaria expressway on Saturday 3rd May intercepted a commercial vehicle coming from Nasarawa State heading to Zamfara State. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a total of Nine Hundred and Forty-Two (942) explosives concealed in a sack and the subsequent arrest of a 30-year-old suspect Nura Sani Muhammad (alias Nura Hariji).
    Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has directed that the suspect and exhibits be transferred to the appropriate security agency for further action.

    Five members of a syndicate led by Aminu Musa (a.k.a Kadagi) were on Wednesday 30th April arrested by NDLEA operatives at Dangoro market, Kano with 50 blocks of skunk weighing 21.6kg recovered from them.

    In Edo state, operatives acting on intelligence on Thursday 1st May intercepted at Uromi, Esan North-East, a white Toyota bus conveying assorted opioids from Onitsha, Anambra state heading to Auchi.
    Recovered from the vehicle include: 314,020 pills of tramadol, rophynol, diazepam, exol5; 638 bottles of codeine syrup and 200 ampoules of pentazocine injection, while a suspect
    Dare Adeyemo was taken into custody. A Mazda commercial bus marked XA343TSE was equally intercepted at Agu-Awka junction, Awka, Anambra state by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 30th April while a total of 50,400 capsules of tramadol, 500 tablets of co-codamol and 300 ampoules of pentazocine injection were recovered and a suspect Chinedu Eneh arrested.
    In Niger state, NDLEA officers on patrol along Kontagora -Mokwa road on Saturday 3rd May intercepted a Mitsubishi canter truck marked RBH 104 ZY. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 5,500 capsules of tramadol and 2,300 ampoules of pentazocine injection as well as the arrest of a suspect Yusuf Abubakar, 30.
    After 10 months of painstaking investigation, NDLEA operatives on Saturday 26th April arrested a wanted drug kingpin, the 52-year-old Managing Director of Ovidaq International Ltd, Dominic Chiegozie Obijiaku over his involvement in the importation of a consignment of 2,616,060 pills of tramadol 225mg intercepted by NDLEA at Apapa seaport in Lagos on 28th July 2024.

    A follow-up operation at his house in Lekki led to the seizure of 51 wraps of Canadian Loud weighing 34grams.
    The War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, social advocacy activities by NDLEA Commands equally continued across the country in the past week. Some of them include: WADA sensitization lecture delivered to students and staff of Al-istigama University, Kano and students and staff of Government Girls Junior Secondary School, Kankia, Katsina state, among others.

    While commending the officers and men of DOGI, MMIA, Lagos, Kano, PHPC, Kaduna, Anambra, Edo, Niger and Apapa Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) equally praised their counterparts in all the commands across the country for ensuring a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.

  • 28-yr-old lady nabbed with cocaine concealed in her vagina during raid

    28-yr-old lady nabbed with cocaine concealed in her vagina during raid

    A 28-year-old Kenyan woman, Jane Njeri Muigai, has been arrested after authorities discovered nearly 300 grams of cocaine concealed in her private part during a routine security operation targeting drug trafficking routes.

    The shocking discovery was made on Friday, April 18, 2025, during a search of a Nairobi-bound bus intercepted at a checkpoint along the Moyale-Isiolo highway.

    According to a statement issued by Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the arrest was the result of a multi-agency operation aimed at curbing the illegal drug trade along the Northern Frontier corridor.

    Upon stopping the bus, officers observed suspicious behaviour from the suspect, who appeared visibly uneasy. Female officers conducted a detailed body search and uncovered 294 grams of cocaine carefully concealed in her private area,” the DCI revealed.

    The suspect was immediately taken into custody and is currently being held at Moyale Police Station. Anti-narcotics personnel have since launched a full investigation into the source and intended destination of the narcotics.

    Authorities say Muigai is expected to face drug trafficking charges as legal proceedings commence in the coming days.

    The operation forms part of an intensified crackdown on narcotics smuggling routes between border towns and the Kenyan capital, as law enforcement continues to tackle the growing threat of illicit drug network

  • NDLEA nabs Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin in chocolate wraps at Kano airport(PHOTOS)

    NDLEA nabs Indian lady with 72 parcels of heroin in chocolate wraps at Kano airport(PHOTOS)

    . Recovers tramadol pills concealed in gas cylinder, cocaine, skunk in Kano, Lagos raids

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin factory sealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates.

    The class A drug consignment weighing a total of 11 kilograms was recovered from Neetu’s luggage after a thorough search, following processed credible intelligence, during an inward
    clearance of Qatar Airways flight QR1431 from Bangkok, Thailand via Vietnam and Doha at the arrival hall of the Kano airport on Friday 14th March 2025.

    The arrest of Neetu signifies a growing attempt by drug trafficking organisations to hire white ladies and foreign nationals to move illicit drugs through the Nigerian borders, a bid that vigilant NDLEA operatives have consistently frustrated with the aid of modern technological tools and proactive intelligence, says Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) in his immediate reaction to Neetu’s arrest.
    In another interdiction operation in Kano, NDLEA officers on Thursday 20th March arrested a 45-year-old suspect, Michael Ogundele with a 50-litre steel gas cylinder at Gadar Tamburawa, along Zaria- Kano road. Based on credible intelligence, welding tools were later used to cut the giant cylinder after which 50,000 pills of tramadol 225mg concealed in it were extracted.

    While Sunday Ogar, 40, was nabbed at Gunduwawa area of Kano on Wednesday 19th March with 27kg skunk, a strain of cannabis, a female suspect Khadijah Abdullahi, 40, was arrested with 424 bottles of codeine-based syrup at Lungun Bulala Yalwa area of the state on Tuesday 18th March.

    In Lagos, the duo of Olumuyiwa Kolawole and Samod Adisa were nabbed with 67.5kg skunk in Mushin just as 100.8kg of same psychoactive substance was recovered from the store of two fleeing suspects in Anifowoshe area of Mushin while Isah Idris was arrested in Apapa with 4.5kg skunk; 600grams of tramadol 225mg and 30litres of codeine syrup on Tuesday 18th March. Another suspect, Yahaya Mohamed, was arrested same day in Ikotun area of the state with different quantities of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
    Across the country, NDLEA Commands and formations continued to intensify their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) social advocacy sensitization engagements in schools, markets, motor parts, work places and worship centres in the past week.

    These include: WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos; Hakimi Secondary School, Mokwa, Niger state; Marist Comprehensive College, Nteje, Anambra state; Ikole City College, Ikole Ekiti, Ekiti state; Government Day Secondary School, Sunane, Sokoto state; and Government Day Secondary School, Jada, Adamawa state, among others.
    While commending the officers and men of MAKIA, Lagos, and Kano Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures, its Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), noted with satisfaction the balance in drug supply and demand reduction efforts of all the formations nationwide, even as he charged them not to relent.

  • NDLEA seizes large consignments of skunk, heroin across 6 states, FCT

    NDLEA seizes large consignments of skunk, heroin across 6 states, FCT

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized large consignments of skunk, heroin, and other opioids in raids across Kano, Kwara, Kaduna, Taraba, Abia, Osun, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

    NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued to news men on Sunday in Abuja.

    Babafemi said that in Kano, a total of 727 blocks of compressed skunk weighing 479kg were recovered from a 40-year-old suspect.

    According to him,  the suspect was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA at the Chalawa area of the state on March 12.

    He added that no fewer than 58,300 pills of tramadol were also intercepted along Kabba-Obajana highway, Kogi,  in a commercial bus coming from Lagos, enroute Abuja on March 11.

    He added that raid operations in Kachia, in Kaduna on March 13, led to the arrest of a 21 year-old suspect, with 4,900 pills of tramadol 225mg seized from him.

    Babafemi said that a similar exercise in the Hayin Banki area of Kaduna North Local Government Area (LGA) on March 14, also resulted in the arrest of another 25-year-old suspect.

    According to Babafemi, 2,900 tablets of tramadol 225mg was  also recovered from him.

    “A total of 40,200 tablets of tramadol 225mg were recovered from the duo of Olowoko Faruk and Akeem Ridwan along Ilorin – Jebba expressway, Bode Saadu, Kwara, on Friday, March 14.

    “The NDLEA operatives equally seized 21,700 capsules of same opioid from a suspect,  along Eiyenkorin expressway, Ilorin on Thursday, March 13.

    “Also, in Taraba, NDLEA officers on Friday, March 14, another 30-year-old suspect, at Bente Road, Kurmi LGA, with 15.77kg of  skunk,” he stated.

    Speaking further, he noted that agency operatives had also on March 13 in Osun, intercepted a commercial bus with registration number,  SGB 564 YS coming from Idumota, Lagos Island.

    According to him, the NDLEA operatives recovered a total of 48.7kg Ghanaian Loud, Colorado and Canadian Loud, all strains of cannabis.

    “Not less than nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the seizure in Osogbo and Ile-Ife during follow up operations.

    “A 58-year-old suspect was on March 11, arrested along Gwagwalada expressway, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja,  with 27,800 pills of tramadol 225mg.

    “Another 26 year old suspect sold was nabbed same day with various quantities of skunk and cocaine at Wuse zone 3 area of Abuja.

    “In Abia, NDLEA operatives had also on March 15, raided the Ntigha community, Isiala-Ngwa North LGA, where a 34-year-old suspect was arrested.

    “Operatives recovered from him, 274grams of heroin, 141grams of methamphetamine, 2.931kg of cannabis sativa, four grams of cocaine and N753,015 monetary exhibit,” he said.

  • NDLEA busts trans-border drug cartel, nabs 4 members in Onitsha, Keffi

    NDLEA busts trans-border drug cartel, nabs 4 members in Onitsha, Keffi

    . Recovers multi-million-naira opioids from Sienna bus bumper, meth in auto spare part, others in Anambra, Cross River, Nasarawa, Taraba, Ekiti, Lagos interdictions

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate, arresting four members in intelligence-led operations during which multi-million-naira worth of tramadol pills concealed in the bumper and false bottom of sienna buses heading to border towns were recovered.

    Following weeks of intelligence and surveillance operations by operatives of the Directorate of Intelligence in NDLEA, a Sienna bus marked ABJ 452 HG was intercepted at Nasarawa- Toto road, Keffi, Nasarawa state on Tuesday 27th January 2025 at 6am.

    Two suspects: Zahradeen Adamu, 27 and Abubakar Usman, 44, were arrested in the vehicle coming from Onitsha, Anambra state enroute Yola, Adamawa state. A second Sienna bus driven by Abba Usman, 48, was also intercepted.

    During a search of the two vehicles, specially constructed steel compartments were discovered after the removal of the back bumper where a total of 190, 960 pills of tramadol were concealed and, in the space, designed to house the spare tyre of the vehicles.
    Investigations revealed that an Onitsha, Anambra state-based dealer, Kingsley Mbaeri was the supplier of the seized tramadol consignment. A swift follow up operation led to the arrest of Mbaeri at his Uga Street, Onitsha home on 29th January. Two vehicles: a Toyota Corolla car marked FGG 948 MF and a Toyota Sienna bus marked GWA 23 HH were recovered from his house.
    In another interdiction, operatives of the Intelligence Department intercepted a commercial bus coming from Onitsha, Anambra State at Abaji checkpoint, FCT Abuja on 4th February.

    A passenger in the bus, Chimezie Henry Ojingwa, 32, carrying motor spare parts in a black bag was arrested.

    When his bag was searched, 404.47grams of methamphetamine; 506.49grams of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis and 262.32grams of dimethyl sulfone, a precursor substance for mixing meth, all of which were concealed in the motor parts were recovered.

    In Cross River state, NDLEA officers on patrol along Ogoja -Abakaliki road, Yahe, on Thursday 13th February intercepted 170,000 pills of tramadol in a truck driven by Paul Chukwudi, 31, while operatives at the Apapa seaport in Lagos on Tuesday 11th February recovered 85,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup in a container imported from India.
    Two suspects: Halilu Isa and Gambo Umaru were nabbed at Bama road, Maiduguri, Borno state on Friday 14th February with 60 compressed blocks of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 72kg, while NDLEA operatives in Ekiti state on Tuesday 11th February raided

    A notorious drug joint at Iloda street, Ikole-Ekiti where they arrested three suspects:
    Bala Muhammed, 57; Yahaya Adamu, 55, and Abdullahi Shehu, 30. A total of 83 kilograms of skunk were recovered from them.

    In Lagos, 28-year-old Samiat Olabisi Yussuf was on Saturday 15th February arrested by operatives during a raid of her Lekki home where 169.5 litres of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas and 111grams of Loud were recovered. Not less than 132.84 kilograms of skunk were recovered from two suspects: Ibrahim Usman, 40, and Solomon James, 40, in Taraba.

    While Usman was nabbed with 88kg of Arizona and Ghana Loud at Wukari, James was arrested with 44.84kg of same substance at Takanaba, Sabongari, in Jalingo LGA.
    Meanwhile, across the country, NDLEA Commands continued their War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, sensitization lectures and advocacy visits to worship centres, schools, workplaces, palaces of traditional rulers and communities all through the past week. Instances include: WADA sensitization lecture to students and staff of Government Technical College, Oku, Akwa Ibom; Future Leaders Academy, Kishi, Oyo state; Government Secondary School, Bashire, Sokoto; Ehere Comprehensive School, Ogbor Hill, Abia; Government Day Secondary School, Taura, Jigawa state; and Jesuit College, Agbado Ekiti, Ekiti state; while Kano state command of NDLEA conducted WADA enlightenment lecture for married women in purdah at Markaz Umar Bn Khattab Centre, Kano, among others.

    While commending the officers and men of Directorate of Intelligence, Apapa, Cross River, Borno, Ekiti, Taraba, and Lagos Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) also applauded their compatriots in all the commands across the country for intensifying the WADA sensitization lectures and advocacy messages to every part of their areas of responsibility.

     

  • *Drugs will shatter your dreams, PRIMORG, NDLEA warn students, youths*

    *Drugs will shatter your dreams, PRIMORG, NDLEA warn students, youths*

    Students and young Nigerians have been advised to flee from drugs if they desire to attain their potential and become responsible and successful adults.

    The advice was handed down to Senior School students at Goshen High School, Kubwa, FCT, during a Safe Without Drugs (SWiD) Initiative Campaign in secondary schools by the Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development, PRIMORG, on Friday, 7th February 2025.

    PRIMORG uses the project to promote Drugs Demand Reduction in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

    “Drug abuse is a grave issue. It damages your future, destroys your destiny, and makes you a burden and dependent on people associated with you. The fact is that you will not attain your full potential in life if you are hooked on drugs.

    “Therefore, as a student, you must run away from drug abuse or the use of any psychoactive substance – as it is wreaking people’s lives and homes and making a lot of individuals useless. We don’t want you to touch drugs because it destroys one’s future,” said the Executive Director of the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development, PRIMORG, Okhiria Agbonsuremi.

    He told the senior secondary 1, 2, and 3 students who were in attendance that the essence of the advocacy is to sensitize them to the dangers drug abuse can cause and equip them with skills to be able to repel any form of substance abuse.

    Agbonsuremi lauded the school management for cooperation and the students for their rapt attention during the enlightenment exercise and interest in joining an anti-drugs club formed in the course of the programme while revealing PRIMORG’s readiness to partner with more schools, parents, and organizations to expose early the menace of drug abuse to students and youths.

    “The high point of today’s event is setting up the SWiD Club to sustain the messages in schools. We (PRIMORG) are always glad to partner with more schools, parents, teachers, and organizations to reach more students before they leave secondary school and enter the more complicated world.

    On his part, NDLEA’s Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics, Ahmed Abdulfatai Ismail, cautioned the students against accepting drugs from anybody; and avoid secondary smoking.

    Ismail taught the students coping skills when they find themselves in environments where people are using drugs and tasked parents to pay attention to the contents their wards are exposed to on the internet and social media.

    He stressed that preventing young people from becoming drug abusers remains a better and easier way out for any society, hence the reason NDLEA is partnering with PRIMORG and other organizations to raise awareness and reach out to students early to stop them from being destroyed.

    “Do not use drugs or accept them from anybody, and when you stay around in a place where people are smoking, you are as good as the person smoking – so you must stay away from secondary smoking.

    “For parents and guidance, you have to talk to your wards about drugs, don’t think they don’t know, and limit them from visiting unhealthy websites. I tell you that prevention is always healthier and better than cure,” Ismail warned.

    Towing the same line, the National Coordinator, Re-Orientation Advocates of Nigeria, Charles Olufemi’s message to the students was, “Drugs can end all your dreams.”

    His words: “There is no reason for anybody to play with drug abuse. People go into drugs because of their level of knowledge, and I can tell you that free drugs can end your dream.

    “Don’t be excited about those musicians you see smoking; in a few years, you will find out that they are no more, and what has happened is that the problems associated with smoking break them down – so do not emulate them.

    “Drugs cannot change your lives and situations that you encounter. It doesn’t resolve emotional problems or academic or marital issues. So, nothing should take you into drug abuse because drugs are dangerous. Drugs end lives and dreams,” Olufemi cautioned.

  • Outreach: Senator Moro distributes drugs to healthcare centers in Benue

    Outreach: Senator Moro distributes drugs to healthcare centers in Benue

    As part of his efforts to improve the health care needs of his constituents, the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, on Tuesday distributed drugs worth millions of naira for healthcare centers in parts of the senatorial district.

    Senator Moro said the drugs were procured to bridge medical gaps in the senatorial district, especially with the rising costs of drugs. He charged health workers in the benefiting healthcare centers to make proper use of the drugs and ensure that the rural populace benefits from them.

    Senator Moro who has successfully built four healthcare centers in Okpokwu, Ado, Oju and Ohomini LGAs, awaiting take off, and has facilitated the construction of same in Otukpo, Obi, Agatu and Apa LGAs as captured in the 2024 budge, is committed to improving healthcare services at the grassroots.