By Joke Kujenya MAJOR ARRESTS led to the capture of Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, an Onitsha businessman, who excreted 68 wraps of cocaine. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Nosike at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. He was attempting to board a flight to Abuja on August 8, 2024, with plans...
By Joke Kujenya A 54-YEAR-old businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The arrest occurred on Monday, August 12, 2024, as he attempted to board a Qatar Airways flight bound for Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. NDLEA operatives discovered Mbadugha...
By Joke Kujenya NINETEEN DRUG traffickers, including three notorious kingpins, have received a combined 302 years in prison for their involvement in Nigeria’s illicit drug trade. Various Federal High Courts across the country delivered these sentences between July 1st and 31st, 2024, after successful prosecutions by the National Drug Law...
By Joke Kujenya IN A significant operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine hidden in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian kente fabric. The nationwide, intelligence-led operation revealed sophisticated smuggling methods targeting international destinations. On August ...
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...
