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Headlines, Lagos, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
Four hundred and twenty suspected drug traffickers were arrested by the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over the past 10 months. Within the same period, 69 persons were convicted by various courts for drug related charges. In a statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, on […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Friday, November 15th, 2013

A Burundian, Aisha Uwimana, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for trafficking substances found to be heroin. A statement by the NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said Uwimana was caught at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport with 2.390 kilogrammes of heroin hidden in her hand luggage. […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
By Christipher Oji A 36-year-old man has been rearrested for the same offence of drug trafficking, a crime for which he is already standing trial in court. Nnaemeka Benjamin, who is standing trial for cocaine smuggling at the Lagos High Court, Ikoyi, was re-arrested with 1.820kg of heroin by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency […]
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Africa & World Politics, Anthony A. Kila, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Oil Politics
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
Wale Sokunbi CURRENTS walesokunbi2010@yahoo.com The story of Nigerians living in different parts of the world is variegated. While there are thousands of Nigerian professionals such as medical doctors and other experts in science, administration and the arts making waves in their professions all over the world, there are also the stories of thousands of our […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Ogun, State News
Monday, July 1st, 2013
Abeokuta – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ogun arrested 84 suspected drug peddlers between January and June, the Commander, Mr Musa Fagge, has said. Fagge told journalists in an interview on Monday in Abeokuta that the command also destroyed 73 hectares of Indian hemp farms in some forest reserves in the state. […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News
Monday, June 3rd, 2013
Lagos – A combined team of the Nigerian Army and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos on Sunday seized 3,166.15kgs of illicit drugs and arrested 47 suspects. This is contained in a statement signed by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Ofoyeju Mitchell, which stated that the operation was carried out at in Akala area […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Immigration Service have intensified efforts to check movement of aliens and drugs aboard private aircraft, SUNDAY PUNCH, has learnt. The agencies said the move became necessary due to the spate of insecurity in the country. The Federal Government had on May 12, 2013, said illegal consignments, cash […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency)
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, have apprehended a Nigerian barber living in South Africa with 6.100 kilogrammes of powdery substance which tested positive to cocaine. The NDLEA Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar, said the discovery was made during the clearance of Arik Air […]
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Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), Nigerian Police
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Adebanjo, the mechanic | credits: File copy A 30-year-old mechanic, Oladele Adebanjo, has accused the policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command of torturing and shooting him while he was in detention. Adebanjo said he spent seven days in the SARS custody at the police command headquarters in […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News
Monday, October 8th, 2012
The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested 33 persons for allegedly possessing illicit drugs. The suspects comprise 29 men and four women. It was learnt that the suspects were arrested at different times in September by the agency’s operatives. The state commander of the NDLEA, Mrs. Ruth Obi, who […]