NDLEA
NDLEA made no request to buy sniffer dogs in 2023 budget
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has no request to buy sniffer dogs in its 2023 budget proposal as insinuated in some reports, adding that its position on the cost of specialized dogs was in response to a question by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Hon. Francis […]
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Bagudu lauds NDLEA on efforts to rid the nation of illicit drugs
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi sate has expressed satisfaction with sterling the performances of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to rid the nation of illicit drugs and intoxicants. Receiving the new State Commandant of the Agency at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi, the Governor remarked that NLDEA has been doing wonderful job […]
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NDLEA recovers 294,440 Tramadol tabs, others in Delta, Bauchi, MMIA Ikeja
– Arrests 41 suspects in Kaduna, Abuja raids; seizes 38,862 cartridges in Anambra Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted no fewer than 294,440 tablets of Tramadol, Diazepam, Swinol, Rohyphnol and Exol-5 along with other illicit drugs in major operations in Delta, Bauchi, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, […]
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The Abba Kyari scandal sheds light on Police-NDLEA rivalry
By Ahmed Musa Husaini You could sense the fierce inter-agency rivalry and distrust in the police statement about Abba Kyari’s arrest. What the police is simply telling us is that rogue NDLEA officials are also complicit in the alleged crime. Of course it takes two do the drug trafficking tango. Interestingly, the NDLEA was curiously […]
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ABBA KYARI: An anomaly turning into an abnormality
By Bala Ibrahim The last 48 hours have been bizarre in a way, because they arrived with peculiar challenges that have severe and devastating shock to me all over. First was the death of a very dear friend, Hassan Magaji Danbaba, Magajin garin Sakwato, who died in Kaduna on Saturday, 12/02/2022. Next was the […]
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DRUG ABUSE: An increasing manace among Nigerian youths
By Baraka Shehu Gital Drugs are scientifically proven liquids or tablets when taken could relief pain or help sick ones recover from the ailments. Using drugs without medical doctor’s prescription is what is known as drug abuse. The act is now so common in our societies considering the number of people arrested while abusing […]
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Turn over a new leaf or lose it all, Marwa warns drug barons in new year message
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has asked all those still involved in the illicit drug business to turn over a new leaf or risk losing their freedom and assets in the new year. The anti-drug czar in his new year message said […]
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475 traffickers jailed for drug offences – NDLEA
No fewer than 475 persons have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms between September and November 2021 following charges filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at Federal High Courts across the country. The figure represents a portion of the over 1,000 traffickers that were jailed between January […]
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Kano Strange Disease: DG NAFDAC Presents Preliminary Result of Clinical Test to Gov. Ganduje
The Director General of National Agency for Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof Mojisola Adeyeye presented a preliminary result of clinical test of the substances wrecking havoc to Kano citizens, that cause strange illness in the state. She made the presentation during a courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, at his office in […]
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OPINION: Buba Marwa and the bad guys
By Femi Adesina New things are happening at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and suddenly, there’s a throwback to the 1996-1999 Lagos State, when the then Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa was military administrator. Marwa took a broom, and swept Lagos almost clean. With Operation Sweep, criminals were given bloody noses, and sent […]
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