The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday arraigned suspended police officer Abba Kyari and six others over drug trafficking related offences. The NDLEA had filed eight counts of hard drugs trafficking against Mr Kyari, who is also wanted in the United States for his relationship with convicted fraudster, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abass. Mr Kyari […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 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) Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who stated this in a statement on Sunday, said 41 suspects […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday, filed an eighth-count criminal charge against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, and six others it alleged were involved in drug trafficking. The other Defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, which the agency lodged before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday refused to grant bail to the detained former Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Force Intelligence Bureau, Nigerian Police Force, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice Ekwo held that already there is an order of the court which had granted the […]
At least, 649,300 capsules of Tramadol 225mg and 809,850 Euros cash were among consignments from Pakistan, Austria and Italy intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Several quantities of Heroin and other illicit drugs were also blocked from being exported to […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a female “drug kingpin” and seized over 5,000kg of illicit drugs during a raid in Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. Operatives of the agency were, however, accused of shooting indiscriminately during a face-off with suspected hoodlums. Several […]
A federal high court in Abuja has fixed February 28 to hear the bail application of Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP). On February 14, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared Kyari wanted “over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal”. Hours later, the police announced his arrest and subsequent […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested singers Zinoleesky and Mohbad after a midnight raid on their residence in Lagos. This was confirmed by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who said Cannabis and Molly were recovered by the operatives. “Our men raided an area in Idado estate where Bịara Market boys […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a major operation that lasted seven days, have destroyed a total of 255 hectares of cannabis farms spread across five local government areas of Ondo state. In addition, 13 suspects were arrested and 250 kilograms of cannabis seeds as well as 63.85kg cannabis weeds […]
The Nigerian Consultative Forum (NCF) has lauded the Inspector-General of Police (IG) for his swift and prompt action in setting up of an investigative team to unravel the circumstances and involvement of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and four other police officers in the current raging drug scandal. They were however earlier […]
