The Senate has constituted a six-member ad hoc committee, headed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to investigate drug allegations against the Deputy Leader, Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC Kwara South). This followed a ‘personal explanation’ by Ashiru under Order 42, of the Senate rules, in which the lawmaker said his privileges were breached by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). …

The parents of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omhonria, who was shot and killed, and his younger brother, Eromonsele, who was shot in the eye by men of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have demanded N2 billion compensation from the Agency. The incident was said to have occurred in Delta State last year when the Agency was carrying out …

The Lagos State Government has addressed the concerns of some residents and commuters, as mixed reactions trailed the fares of the Red Line rail. The  Red Line Rail began full commercial operation on Tuesday, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu leading the launch of the passenger operations, accompanied by members of his executive council and other dignitaries. The event featured a ceremonial …

The Chairman/Chief Executive of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (retd), has said the capacity of the anti-narcotic body within the maritime space would further tighten the noose on drug barons and cartels with the volume of recent arrests and seizures of illicit substances on the waterways and seaports. Marwa stated this, yesterday, at the commissioning …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted drugs valued at N22.7 billion in separate operations at Lagos and Rivers seaports. The seizures included over 32 million tramadol pills at Lekki Deep Seaport and 1.4 million bottles of codeine syrup at Apapa and Port Harcourt ports, in a major blow to transnational drug cartels. Femi Babafemi, spokesman …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a wanted drug kingpin, Damilare Ajiboye aka “Na God” after 12 months of evading arrest. The arrest followed a raid on his warehouse in Akala, Mushin area of Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday. Babafemi said …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a total of 25,000,000.00 pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. The seizures were made on Tuesday, 17 September and Friday, 20 September 2024 from three containers which had been on the watchlist of the …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers by three courier firms in Lagos, heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus. In a statement, yesterday, NDLEA said: “In one of the logistics companies, no fewer than 30 parcels of cocaine …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has decried what it described as baseless and unfounded, allegations of nepotism and favouritism in the appointment of its Directors, Commanders and other top officials of the anti-drug abuse organization. This is just as the Agency noted that out of the 108 topmost appointments and positions in the Agency, 68 of them are …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have smashed drug syndicates and intercepted 31.124 million pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17.93 billion in street value at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers State and Tincan seaport in Lagos. In a statement, NDLEA said: “The seizures were made following intelligence processed by …