By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter A FEDERAL High Court has sentenced Freeman Charles Ogbonna to twenty-five years in prison for drug trafficking, following his arrest by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Ogbonna, traveling to Delhi, India, was caught with 80 wraps of coc...
By Joke Kujenya A SIGNIFICANT haul of codeine syrup valued at over N7,000,000,000bn has been intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Rivers State. The shipment, amounting to 6,125 cartons containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid, was seized from six containers on June 29, 2024. Th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter TOWARDS TACKLING the growing challenge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking across Nigerian communities, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) have solidified their collaboration. This collab emerged during a cour tesy vis...
By Joke Kujenya OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major drug operation in the Igor community, Benin City, Edo State. The raid uncovered a shrine used as a storage facility for illicit drugs, guarded by a large black snake. Hidden within a specially constructed hole in the wall, covered […]
By Joke Kujenya EMPHASIZING THE strategic importance of targeting assets linked to drug crimes, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), Chairman of the NDLEA, asserts that this initiative, launched in January 2021, has led to multiple arrests and successful prosecutions. He noted that these convictions highlight the NDLEA’s robust legal approach in...
By Joke Kujenya A DREADFUL DRUG cartel led by 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi. has been successfully pulled down to pieces in a major operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The special operation, conducted in Aba, Abia State, resulted in the arrest of the siblings a...
By Joke Kujenya FOUR INTENDING pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia were caught ingesting wraps of cocaine on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) when they conducted a raid at Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos state. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media […]
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter SIGNIFICANT SEIZURES of illicit drugs valued at over Two Billion One Hundred and Eighty-Five Million Naira (N2,185,000,000.00) in various locations across Nigeria have been intercepted on Sunday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A substantial consignment of Loud, a synthetic...
By Jemimah Oriogun, JKNMedia Reporter FOR ITS relentless efforts in combating substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking, significantly improving Nigeria’s international image, Thailand has lauded Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). During a courtesy visit to NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), the ...
─ Couple Among Six Arrested in High-Stakes Operations; Concealed Shipment Intercepted By Joke Kujenya TWO SIGNIFICANT drug cartels in Lagos and Ogun states have successfully been dismantled by the operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), seizing multi-billion-naira consignments of cocaine and fentanyl. The operations l...
