…Recovers cache of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, tramadol Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers state…
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77,792 arrested, 14,225 convicted, 14.8m kilograms drugs seized in 5 years, says Marwa
…Honours 166 NDLEA personnel, 17 Commands at bi-annual CCEO awards and commendation ceremony; charges officers to go all out against drug cartels, barons Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
80-year-old ex-convict arrested as NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs in full body mannequins
. Dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two…
US-based institute names Marwa security leader of the year 2025
A Texas United States based security research and strategy organization has named the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) as security…
Fleeing bandits’ drug supplier ‘Gamboli’ arrested in Niger
…As NDLEA intercepts US, Canada, Sweden-bound opioids in black soup containers, designer wears; uncovers clandestine codeine syrup factory in Abia; arrests woman, son over 1,187kg skunk seizure in Ondo Three weeks after…
NDLEA Arrests Wanted Drug Kingpin in Lagos
By Hajara Abdullahi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug dealer, Yusuf Azeez, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to a statement by the Agency’s…
NDLEA auctions forfeited drug traffickers’ properties in Lagos, Kano, Ondo, Ogun
…Targeting proceeds of crime ‘ll serve as punishment and deterrence – Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday 29th July 2025, conducted a public auction of forfeited houses which…
NDLEA arrest 583, Convicts 225 drugs offenders, forfeits 6 vehicles in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. has arrested over 583 and successfully prosecuted 225 drug offenders to various terms of sentences in Adamawa state. State Commander of…
Addicts Rot As Drug Business Thrives In Abuja
By Muslim Muhammad Yusuf Cynthia once had a promising life, but things changed in 2018 when a friend introduced her to drugs while in her final year studying Accounting at a university…
FG commissions first NDLEA barracks in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola After 35 years of existence, the Federal government has commissioned the first barracks for personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in Adamawa state. Minister of…
NDLEA , JEJE Riders Launch Nationwide Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in partnership with JEJE Riders Nigeria, has launched a nationwide anti-drug abuse campaign in Adamawa State. The event, held over the…
NDLEA leads Gombe stakeholders in a walk against drug abuse
From Hajara Usman, Gombe The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Gombe, led other stakeholders in a sensitisation road walk against drug abuse and trafficking. The event is part…
Drug Abuse And Its Negative Impact on Our Society
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi The Chairman and Chief Executive (CE) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Muhammed Buba Marwa rtd, would no doubt want to see the end of…
SFH, Police promotes gender equality, women empowerment
The Nigerian Police has reiterated its efforts in the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment in the country. This was revealed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Auwal Musa…
Marwa Charges Personnel On Professionalism, Inspect New NDLEA’s Zonal Barracks in Yola
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Muhammad Buba Marwa charge the personnel of the Agency to be patriotic and…
NDLEA Seizes 1,845 kg of Hard Drugs in Adamawa State
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confiscated 1,081.9 kilograms of suspected substances, believed to be cannabis sativa (Indian hemp). State Commander…
NDLEA officers repel gunfire attack in Edo forest
…3 operatives injured, one undergoes brain surgery in ICU Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have repelled rain of bullets from armed hoodlums who blocked all roads in Opuje…
NDLEA Warns Against Internal Sabotage as 2,500 New Officers Graduate
In a stern warning, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd.), has cautioned against any form of internal sabotage in the…
Gov. Zulum assures NDLEA of enhanced partnership as Marwa rallies Borno stakeholders
…Shehu of Borno, other traditional rulers, religious leaders, LG chairmen, Unimaid, NGOs, agree on grassroots advocacy, drug test to curb drug menace Borno state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has assured the…
Drug war: NDLEA ‘ll deploy personnel in 774 LGAs in 2024 – Marwa
Katsina Gov. Radda seeks partnership with Agency Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the anti-narcotics body will deploy…
Paris-bound ‘businessman’ excretes 93 wraps of heroin at Abuja airport
…As NDLEA apprehend Drug traffickers, intercepts consignments of cocaine, meth, skunk across Nigeria Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a 40-year-old Madrid, Spain-based ‘businessman’, Sherif Egbo Ally,…
NDLEA seizes illicit drug consignment at MMIA, intercepts 5 pregnant teenage girls
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has once again successfully thwarted fresh attempts at drug trafficking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) and other locations across the country. Femi Babafemi,…
Nigerians didn’t take issue of drugs serious before – Yobe NDLEA Commander
From Hamisu Ado Nguru The Commandant, Yobe State National Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency, CN Abdul’aziz Kayode Ogungboye said he appreciated the change of attitude exhibited by the Nigerian People in recent…
NDLEA releases lists of successful candidates
The final lists of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres have been released by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A statement released…
NDLEA arrests drug lord trafficking cocaine, seizes massive drug haul across Nigeria
In a major crackdown on drug trafficking operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) made significant arrests and seizures across several states in Nigeria. The Agency in a statement by its…