Moved by the devastating effect of the consumption and abuse of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, popularly known as ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ by youths in the South East and other parts of Nigeria, the Eze Ndigbo Ghana and the Assistant Publicity Secretary Ndieze Ndigbo in the Diaspora, HRM Dr Chukwudi Ihenetu has called on all stake holders to uproot […]
Operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service on Tuesday intercepted about 1.5m tablets of Tramadol at the Lagos State cargo airport. The items were seized by officers of the Murtala Mohammed Area Command of Customs at the SAHCO Import shed in Lagos. Addressing journalists at the command warehouse, the Area Controller of Muritala Mohammed Area Command, […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrest suspected drug dealers. A Brazil-based drug dealer, Okafor Okwudili Moses has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a toilet at the E-Arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. […]
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged about 2,000 newly trained officers of the anti-narcotics body to resist every temptation that will make them compromise their duties and responsibilities. Gen. Marwa gave the charge at the passing out parade of the new officers […]
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa, has said that 15 million Nigerians indulge in the consumption of illicit drugs. Marwa disclosed this in an interactive session with Local Government Chairmen in Plateau on Wednesday in Jos. He decried the surge in the distribution and consumption […]
The National Youths Service Corps has called for collaborative efforts from all stakeholders in addressing the increasing rate of drug abuse and addiction among corps members. The Ondo State Coordinator of the NYSC Mrs Victoria Ani, who expressed worry over the ugly development confirmed that the addiction among the corps members needed to be urgently […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport, Lagos have been detained over the importation of N9.5 billion worth of cocaine. TheCable had reported that the Nigerian Navy, on October 13, arrested seafarers — made up of 22 Thai nationals — following an intelligence report from the United Kingdom […]
Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that the removal of the clause that allows for the option of fine for drug offenders from the Agency’s Act currently undergoing amendment in the National Assembly will strengthen the deterrence effect of court prosecution […]
. A notorious drug dealer, Okoli Collins Ikenna, who is the mastermind of recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to London in the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), and some courier companies in Lagos, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). NDLEA spokesman, Femi […]
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Buba Marwa (retd.), has advocated for a compulsory drug test for intending couples to control the menace of drug addiction. Marwa, said this while speaking at the presentation of a book entitled, ‘Legacies of A Legend,’ written in honour of a former […]
