By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of high-profile convictions and asset forfeitures in its ongoing campaign against illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria. In Lagos, businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were sentenced on Monday, ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PELLETS OF narcotics and tramadol capsules concealed in vehicle side mirrors bound for Libreville, Gabon, were intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, with three suspects arrest...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned six forfeited properties linked to drug trafficking, reaffirming its strategy to cripple criminal networks by seizing their assets. At the Abuja headquarters on Tuesday 29th July 2025, the public auction attracted pre-qualified bidd...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TWELVE-month manhunt for a notorious drug trafficker ended last week as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Okechukwu Izugha, also known as Okey Omeogo, at his wife’s shop in Ijesha Market, Lagos. The arrest followed a months-long investigation after a 9kg cocaine s...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PILGRIMS BOUND for Saudi Arabia were intercepted at Kano Airport with cocaine pellets in their bodies, leading to the unmasking of a major trafficking syndicate operating under the guise of religious pilgrimage. Two suspected couriers, Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado, were arrested ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A NEW operational partnership between Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency and the United Kingdom (UK) has been formalised, deepening cross-border efforts to dismantle drug trafficking networks and disrupt criminal enterprises. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office Internat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN ELDERLY ex-convict, an 82-year-old woman, and a polytechnic student were among those arrested as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified its crackdown on illicit drugs, intercepting opioids worth over ₦3.2 billion at seaports and across various states. Operatives arrested 80-...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter  DESPERATE EFFORTS to traffic illicit drugs across Nigeria’s borders were crushed last week as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), arrested multiple suspects, including a woman attempting to smuggle cocaine to Iran by hiding it in her private part, stomach and handbag, an...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has carried out a string of high-impact operations across Nigeria, intercepting illicit substances worth more than ₦3.4 billion, thwarting arms trafficking, and apprehending a long-wanted drug trafficker after nearly a year in hiding. More than 3.5 millio...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN UPSCALE 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, masquerading as a hub for drug distribution, was stormed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), leading to the discovery of illicit substances valued at over ₦1 billion. The operation, carried out between Friday 25th and...
