By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS-THERE seems to be no end in sight to various crooked means of concealing hard drugs meant for export in desperate move to beat eagle-eyed narcotic operatives as the recent strange discovery at the Lagos airport clearly suggests. To this end, a 56-year-old ... Read More »
Category : NDLEA
I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E! NDLEA Freezes N20b In 103 Banks Of Drug Baron, Afam Ukatu
admin 28 Oct 2022 61 Views
By Femi BABAFEMI, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Abuja/ ABUJA– THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has confiscated N20bn stashed in 103 bank accounts belonging to Afam Ukatu, chairman of Mallinson group of companies.In an interview with CrimeWorld magazine online, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said a Post ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- FEMI Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has said that tracing the mansion located at the high brow Victoria Garden City in Lekki Lagos, stocked with hard drugs and consequently arresting the man ... Read More »
Pastor, 90yr-old man arrested for supplying drugs to bandits
Albert Uba 08 Aug 2022 63 Views
By Femi BABAFEMI, Head, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Abuja/ ABUJA- A trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India. The consignment ... Read More »
NDLEA intercepts N1.1billion travelers’ cheques at Lagos airport
Albert Uba 03 May 2022 119 Views
By Femi BABAFEMI, Director Media & Advocacy NDLEA Abuja/ LAGOS-TRAVELER’S cheques in different foreign currencies with a total value of One Billion, One Hundred and Fifty Seven Million, Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira and Ninety Two Kobo (N1,157, 670,469.92) have been intercepted at the ... Read More »
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has revealed that the arrested Chief Afam Ukatu, who it described as the billionaire drug baron behind the N3bn tramadol deal involving a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former leader of the Intelligence ... Read More »
DRUG WAR: Why we’re partnering Lagos N. U. R. T. W.- NDLEA
Albert Uba 06 Mar 2022 125 Views
Lagos Commander, Callys Alumona, his entourage and MC Oluomo during the visit… By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- POISED at winning the war against illicit drug deals across the country, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Lagos Command has said that it was partnering with the state ... Read More »
ABBA KYARI: We didn’t mean to embarrass the Nigeria Police Force –NDLEA
Albert Uba 15 Feb 2022 176 Views
By Ekamma UBA, Investigator Assistant Editor, Lagos/ LAGOS- THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has said that it didn’t intend to ridicule or embarrass the Nigeria Police Force in a anyway particular by declaring one of its highly celebrated super cop, Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Abba Kyari wanted ... Read More »
NDLEA goes tough on Mkpurumiri intake in South-East, sets up special taskforce
Albert Uba 25 Jan 2022 149 Views
Brig-Gen. Marwa flanked by other officials after the briefing… By Femi BABAFEMI, Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA Abuja/ ABUJA-CHAIRMAN/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that a special task force is currently working across the country to track ... Read More »
*Afusat Olayinka with the drugs she swallowed and excreted in NDLEA custody… By Mary BASSEY Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ ABUJA– DESPERATE to raise enough funds to solve her childlessness ordeal, a Suadi Arabia bound Muslim housewife has been arrested by eagle-eyed anti- narcotic operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja, ... Read More »