NDLEA arrests 88 drug traffickers in Sokoto
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that at least 88 illicit drug offenders were arrested in Sokoto State last year. The NDLEA Commandant in the state, Mr. Yakubu Kibo, disclosed this to journalists in Sokoto. He said only three persons were convicted for the crime. He said: “Sokoto State Command of […]
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for trafficking Indian hemp
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a drug kingpin, Tajudeen Tela to life imprisonment for trafficking 37 kg of Indian Hemp. In her judgment, Abdulmaleek said that Tela was convicted and sentenced based on the evidence before her and the fact that he pleaded guilty to the crime. “In […]
NDLEA destroys 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Oyo state
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Command in Oyo State, on Thursday destroyed over 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Abatade in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the state NDLEA Commander, Mr. Ralph Igwenagu, said the command had previously destroyed six hectares of plantation in Ibarapa […]
Cannabis cultivation a heinous crime – NDLEA
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), said on Thursday the cultivation of Cannabis Sativa remains a heinous crime under Nigeria’s penal code. This was contained in a document issued at the end of the two-day National workshop on the implementation of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration of the […]
NDLEA destroys 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Oyo state
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Command in Oyo State, on Thursday destroyed over 40 hectares of hemp plantation in Abatade in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the state NDLEA Commander, Mr Ralph Igwenagu, said the command had previously destroyed six hectares of plantation in Ibarapa […]
NDLEA arrests ‘notorious’ drug dealer in Imo
The Imo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of one Uzochi Agbakwuru, an alleged notorious drug dealer in the state. A statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Uche Sampson, said Agbakwuru was arrested on October 18 and was in the agency’s […]
