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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 55-year-old suspected drug kingpin and five members of his syndicate at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The arrest followed the detention of three innocent Nigerians in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after illicit drug consignments were secretly tagged to …

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says it has arrested a 29-year-old male suspect, with 7,000 suspected capsules of Tramadol. Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again apprehended two dispatch riders for allegedly distributing illicit drugs in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The two dispatch riders were arrested during a stop and search operation in Jabi area of Abuja for distributing illicit substances in the Federal Capital …

Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday, August 21, 2025 convicted and jailed the trio of Efosa Richard, Victor Nwachukwu and Ekaye Emaike for internet fraud. They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on …

THE Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has detained for prosecution an alleged notorious kidnap kingpin in his hideout in a forest in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lafia. The …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 825,000 pills of opioids in separate operations in Kano, Adamawa and Kogi States. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.. Giving a break down, Babafemi said that …

  THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed 75, 544 kilograms of skunk in operations carried out across forests in Edo, Delta, Ondo and Taraba States. NDLEA’s  Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said …

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has detained for prosecution four suspected illicit drug dealers in Uyo. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Sunday. John said the Operatives of the command based on credible …

The Police in Bauchi have confirmed the death of Samuel Mbami, a student of the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, in an attack by suspected hoodlums. The Spokesman of the command, Ahmed Wakil confirmed the incident on Friday in Bauchi. He said the incident occurred on Friday at about 3:00 a.m. …

The Police Command in Anambra says it has it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Akpan Godwin, for allegedly possessing 1,100 rounds of live ammunition in Nkpor, Onitsha. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. Ikenga disclosed that the police operatives …