By Jemimah Wellington, JKNMedia Reporter FRANCIS AKAJIOBI, a 50-year-old Spain-based businessman, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Lagos Airport with cocaine hidden in his sandals. He was caught at the departure hall of Terminal 2, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, trying to board a Royal Air Maroc flig...
By Joke Kujenya THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Sulaiman Jimoh, a notorious drug cartel leader in Mushin, Lagos. Known as Temo, the 57-year-old kingpin had eluded capture for years. Jimoh’s arrest came after a fierce standoff between his armed gang and NDLEA operatives. For two years, NDLEA has seized large ...
By Joke Kujenya SEVERAL DRUG consignments have been intercepted at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and other locations in Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). They seized cocaine and “Loud,” a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in various items. Arrests were made in connection ...
By Joke Kujenya OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted a shipment of one million two hundred twenty-nine thousand four hundred bottles of codeine syrup. This latest seizure, made on Thursday, July 18, 2024, is valued at over N9.8 billion. This is also the fourth and final batch of containers that have [&hell...
By Joke Kujenya PROMOTION OF 5,042 officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been announced in a recent exercise aimed at bolstering operational effectiveness. This move, which includes elevating two senior officers to the rank of Deputy Commander General of Narcotics and promoting others across various ranks, highlights...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter, Port Harcourt THE NATIONAL Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled a high-profile cocaine syndicate in Lagos, capturing the ringleaders, Agbakoba John Mmadu and his wife, Agbakoba Ijeoma Chinwe, along with their associate, Okoye Ifeoma Maryjane. Acting on months of intelligence gathering, NDLEA ope...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter FOR COMMUNITY development and safety, the Dein of Agbor, His Royal Majesty Benjamin Ikenchuku Gbenoba, has initiated a collaborative effort with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse in Delta State. During a strategic meeting with NDLEA Chairman Brig...
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...
