The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has suspended one of its personnel Akomolafe Michael at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos over charges of alleged drug trafficking. Spokesman of the service, Kenneth Udo, disclosed this in a statement, yesterday in Abuja. According to him, the officer has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos. He said: “The Service wishes …

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested the head of the Akarabata community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ba’ale Ige Babatunde, 50, with fresh cannabis plants that weighed 5kg. The operatives also raided the Lagos base of a high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a couple, Agbakoba Mmadu, and Agbakoba Chinwe, as well as their associate, Okoye Maryjane, where …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 70-year-old grandfather, Muhammadu Ibrahim, with 57.2kg of cannabis in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The agency also made other arrests in its ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking in Nigeria. On Sunday, the agency announced the interception of codeine-based syrup and ‘Loud’, a potent synthetic cannabis strain, valued at over N2.1 billion …

The Senate on Thursday passed the bill seeking to impose a death penalty on convicted drug traffickers. This was after Senator Tahir Monguno (APC Borno North) presented a report on behalf of the joint committees on judiciary and drugs and narcotics. Monguno said there is a need to strengthen the war against drugs in the country. After the report was …

Nigeria and South Africa have set in motion efforts to curb the trafficking of illicit drugs between the two countries. The countries are to deepen ties to ensure syndicates operating in Nigeria and South Africa are apprehended and brought to book. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Femi Babafemi said the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced the arrest of two Ghanaians, Monday Saba and Hakeem Kwana, and 11 other suspects for drug-related offences in different parts of the country. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that NDLEA officials intercepted two imported consignments of a strong strain …