Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has slammed Nigerian artistes who glorify the abuse of drugs and substances in their songs. Marwa lamented how the drug-promoting lyrics from songs have become a buzzword among youths, noting how the young population, on the strength …
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The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa said the agency needs more sniffer dogs to tackle cases of drug trafficking and the cartels responsible. Marwa, made this known while defending his budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Narcotics, in Abuja today Thursday …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 2,465,000 tablets of tramadol 225mg and 250mg weighing 2,356kg smuggled through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the seizure, which took place on Friday, was worth N1,040,000,000 in street …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested an ex-footballer, Okafor Junior, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on board an Ethiopian airlines flight with 1.40 kilogrammes of crack cocaine. The 33-year-old indigene of Arochukwu …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reacted to the confusion over the sale of two forfeited buildings in Lagos. The properties are a four-bedroom bungalow on Adeniyi Jones in Ikeja and a five-bedroom duplex on Amadasun Street in Ikoyi. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola had complained …
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National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 150 kilograms of assorted psychotropic drugs from the dealers in Gombe State. The state commander of the agency, Silvia Egwunwoke disclosed this yesterday while speaking with newsmen on the seizure. She said the operatives of the NDLEA on 1st September, 2022, while …
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A Brazilian returnee, Okolie Paulinus Nwabueze has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers nabbed the father of two with 92 wraps of cocaine which he excreted after days in detention. A statement on Sunday by spokesman Femi Babafemi said …
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The Zamfara State Command of the National Drugѕ Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives have mopped up 4520 kilograms of psychotropic substances in the state. The command noted that tons of substances dangerous to human health being taken to Zurmi and Dansadau areas were intercepted by their officials. The …
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Friday urged the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig-Gen Buba Marwa (retd.), to expose and prosecute corrupt officers in the anti-narcotics agency involved in an alleged diversion of N20 billion budgetary allocation to the agency. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade …
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THE Federal Government says it is taking practical steps to address the problem of drug and substance abuse, particularly among vulnerable young people using the instrumentality of its At-Risk-Children Programme, an initiative of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s administration, facilitated by the office of the Vice President, Professor …
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