By Favour Olisah, JKNewsMedia Reporter TWO NIGERIANS who returned from Brazil have excreted 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine while in observatory custody after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. One of the suspects, 46-year-old Ofoma S...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A MAJOR international drug trafficking syndicate has been dismantled following a two-week intelligence-led operation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos, leading to the arrest of three cartel leaders and the seizure of a cocaine consignment valued at N5.3 ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A SEVENTY-five-old man, Uchelue Ikechukwu, was among six suspects arrested with illicit drugs in Anambra State as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified nationwide operations that also led to the destruction of 178,750 kilograms of cannabis on a 71.5-hectare farm in Taraba...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s KIDNAPPING crisis has entrenched itself as a booming criminal enterprise, with over N48 billion demanded in ransom between July 2024 and June 2025, according to a new report by B Morgen (SBM) Intelligence. The Africa-focused geopolitical research and consulting firm said in its study,...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A THREE-year manhunt for 36-year-old drug kingpin Sunday Ibigide ended in Asaba, Delta State, when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted him on Sunday 10th August 2025 with 250 blocks of skunk weighing 138 kilogrammes. NDLEA stated that Ibigide had been decla...
By JKNewsMedia THE UNITED States government has urged its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria, citing widespread security threats, poor healthcare infrastructure, and an uptick in criminal activity including kidnapping and terrorism. A travel advisory published on July 15 by the Department of State highlighted that all regions of Nig...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER 200 lives were lost in Yelewata and Daudu communities of Benue State, triggering an outcry from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which slammed the federal and state governments for what it termed cold indifference and a paralysed security response. The organisat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged all Nigerians to pray fervently for the nation’s military and security forces who continue to confront terrorism and banditry across the country. Speaking on Thursday after prayers held at the Eid Ground in Dodan Barracks, Lagos, he appealed for ...
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 PAGES OF religious books hid parcels of cocaine bound for Saudi Arabia, uncovered by NDLEA operatives during a sweep of export cargo at a Lagos courier facility. The 500-gram consignment, split into 20 parcels, was discovered on 15 April 2025, exposing a bold trafficking attempt and triggering a str...
