The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug kingpins in Lagos after weeks of intelligence work. Officers seized consignments of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine in the operations. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a Sunday statement. According to him, 64-year-old Victor Nwosa was arrested on September 17 at his Okota …
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), says the commissioning of a new canine facility in Lagos marks a turning point in Nigeria’s fight against illicit drugs. The modern dog complex, built and donated by the German government, was inaugurated on Friday …
A Special Court for Essential Commodities (EC) Act cases in Coimbatore, India, has sentenced a Nigerian Man, identified as James Emmanuel Chukwunonso Samson, to 10 years imprisonment for his role in an international drug trafficking ring. In the judgment delivered on September 20, 2025, Samson was also fined ₹1 lakh after a protracted trial stemming …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its war on drug trafficking with arrests and seizures in Lagos, Zamfara, Adamawa, Edo, Yobe, and Taraba States. At Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, operatives intercepted two passengers who ingested narcotics before leaving Brazil. On September 16, NDLEA officers arrested Ofoma Sunday, 46, after he …
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recorded major victories in its war against kidnappers, armed robbers, and drug dealers. At a press briefing on Friday, September 19, 2025, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, told newsmen that the successes were made possible through teamwork with other security agencies and …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 2,248,000 tramadol pills worth N3.99 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Spokesman Femi Babafemi said on Sunday that operatives arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, along with three Nigerians—Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode, and Bakare Korede Muheebb. The shipment, disguised as …
The U.S. military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel allegedly carrying narcotics from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said. It marks the first known operation since his administration deployed warships to the southern Caribbean. Trump told reporters at the White House: “We just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out …
By Esther Ososanya The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sent two major drug traffickers to prison in Lagos, striking another blow against narcotics cartels. Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai in separate rulings. Both men received prison terms with options of …
By Esther Ososanya NDLEA operatives have captured Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church. The preacher allegedly ran several cannabis shipments from Ghana into Nigeria. According to NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the arrest took place on Sunday, August …
By Esther Ososanya In a sweeping nationwide anti-drug operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a series of high-profile convictions, including a Lagos-based couple sentenced to a combined 22.5 years in prison and the final forfeiture of an 80-room, multi-billion-naira hotel in Victoria Island used as a drug distribution hub. Ajah Johnson …
