Crime Facts

Buhari committed to tackling drug abuse- Lai Mohammed

MINISTER of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Muhammad, Tuesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to tackle the rising menace of drug abuse prevalent amongst Nigerian youths. Mohammed who stated this in Asaba, Delta state during the opening ceremony of a two-day Annual Roundtable on Cultural Orientation, ARTCO, organised by the National Institute for Cultural […]

Brazilian Returnee Excretes 92 Wraps Of Cocaine At Abuja Airport

  A Brazilian returnee and father of two, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for importing Ninety Two (92) wraps of cocaine, which he ingested and eventually excreted after days under observation in the Agency’s facility. The […]

Court jails lawyer five years for drug trafficking

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced a 26-year-old lawyer, Yetunde Sulaimon, to five years imprisonment, for drug trafficking. Justice Daniel Osiagor handed down the sentence to the convict, who studied law from one of the Benin Republic universities, after she pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and unlawful export of […]

Physically Challenged Man Arrested At Lagos Airport For Drug Trafficking

  A physically challenged man, Ehiarimwiam Osaromo Emmanuel, has been arrested in Lagos State for drug trafficking. The 53-year-old suspect was nabbed by anti-narcotics operatives on Sunday at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja. Spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement, […]

Court rejects Abba Kyari’s fresh request for bail

  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a fresh bail application that was brought before it by the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is facing drug trafficking charge. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, held that the suspended DCP, failed to […]

How drug syndicate leader disguises as cleaner in Lagos airport

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at the international wing of the airport. According to NDLEA, Ohiagu was nabbed on Tuesday, August 23, following the arrest of Obinna Jacob Osita, an […]

NDLEA destroys illicit drugs worth N2bn in Akwa Ibom

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has destroyed illicit drugs worth N2 billion between 2014 and Sept. 2021 seized in Akwa Ibom. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, represented by the Agency’s Secretary, Mr Shedrach Haruna, said this in Uyo when he paid a courtesy call on the state […]

NDLEA Arrests 63-Yr-Old Grandpa For Shipping Illicit Drugs To Daughter In Dubai

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 63-year-old grandfather, Afolabi Abideen Kolawole, for allegedly shipping illicit substances to his daughter in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said Afolabi was behind an intercepted drug exhibit going to Dubai. Afolabi’s consignment had […]