Tag: NDLEA
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Drug queen who concealed narcotics in travellers’ luggages nabbed at Lagos airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 27-year-old drug queen, Mrs Opoola Mujidat in possession of narcotics concealed in fetish bowls at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja (MMIA), Lagos.
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Kuje jail Break: NDLEA recaptures fleeing inmate with drugs
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have apprehended one of the terrorists Suleiman Sidi, who escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre after it was attacked by ISWAP terrorists on Wednesday afternoon.
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Kuje jailbreak: Two inmates recaptured in Abuja, Suleja
Two inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje, on July 5, following an attack on the prison facility have been recaptured. The two inmates were recaptured at different locations, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the police command in Niger.
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NDLEA decorates E-Money as anti-drug war Patron
Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money, has been decorated as Patron of the War against Drugs Abuse (WADA) of Apapa Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Superintendent of Narcotics, Mr Thomas Ogbudu, on Friday in…
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Fmr BRT driver excretes 90 cocaine wraps in NDLEA detention
A former Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Muyiwa Bolujoko, has excreted 90 pellets of cocaine following his arrest last week by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The agency’s Director of Media Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said NDLEA had also intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55…
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NDLEA intercepts N4.5b heroin in Cerelac baby food
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, with street value of over N4.5 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment, which were…
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Why we can’t effectively fight drug abuse, trafficking – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Idiroko Borderland Special Area Command has lamented a shortage of manpower and logistics to effectively carry out the fight against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in the command. Mrs Archie-Abia Ibibio, Commander, Idiroko Special Area Command, made this known on Friday in Idiroko, Ogun. Archie-Abia also identified multi-plural…
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We must break illicit drug supply, distribution chains – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) and other stakeholders to step up efforts toward breaking illicit drug supply and distribution chains. Osinbajo was the Special Guest of Honour at the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking on Monday at the State House Banquet…
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Why drug abuse is on the increase in Nigeria – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has hinted on why drug abuse is on the rise in Nigeria. Obi, who is a former Governor of Anambra State identified bad governance, Nigeria’s economic woes, frustration and hopelessness as some of the factors fuelling drug abuse among the youths in the country.
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Returnee from Brazil arrested with cocaine in private parts
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Brazilian returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi.