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) has released the final lists of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that the successful candidates for cadet trainees are to report at the Agency’s Academy in Jos and NSCDC College of Peace and Disaster Management in Katsina states, …

The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday, visited the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe, who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Okpanam area of the state capital last Thursday. Oborevwori visited the family at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, where the younger sibling, Eromonsele, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it is investigating a shooting incident involving its officers during the raid of a drug joint at the Okpanam area of Asaba, the Delta State capital. A two-year-old was said to have been unfortunately hit by a stray bullet and his brother was also injured during the incident and is …

The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (rtd.) has ordered a nationwide clampdown on the sale and use of nitrous oxide also known as ”laughing gas”. Nitrous oxide, also called “N20″ is a colourless gas used for sedation and pain relief by dentists and medical professionals to sedate patients undergoing minor medical procedures. However, Marwa …

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has decorated three Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGN) and four Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics. The officers were among the list of 3,248 newly promoted and regularised officers and men of the anti-narcotic agency. At the colourful event, where 12 state …

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 …

The Kano State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested at least 1,064 suspects between June last year and this month. In a statement on Friday, the acting Public Relations Officer of the Command, Sadik Maigatari said the suspects arrested included 1,001 males. He also said, within the period, the command recovered 7530.813 kilogrammes, which …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Qatar-based drug kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy, and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said Ugwuoke was the first to be …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing a deadly substance, Methamphetamine, in Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that packaged sachets of the drug and various precursor chemicals used in the production were recovered. He added that the clandestine laboratory located at No. 4, …