Armed men open fire on NDLEA operatives in Lagos
Give EFCC, ICPC, other anti-crime agencies full autonomy, CACOL urges FG
NDLEA nabs man, 56 with cocaine in sandals, declares kingpin wanted
Marwa charges stakeholders to tackle drug abuse
[Photos] How NDLEA uncovered cocaine warehouse in Ikorodu, seized N193bn worth of crack
NDLEA seizes tons of tramadol, codeine in 5 states
Drug test on politicians: NDLEA scores high again
Court refuses to grant Abba Kyari’s co-defendant bail

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5 things to know about Mallinson Ukatu, billionaire-linked to Abba Kyari
Suspected billionaire drug baron behind the N3 billion Tramadol deal involving the embattled suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari-led Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. He was nabbed onboard a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of […]
NDLEA destroys 17 suspected cannabis sativa farms in Edo in 3 months
The Edo command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has destroyed 17 suspected cannabis sativa farms measuring over 15 hectares in the state. Mr Buba Wakawa, state Commander of the agency, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Benin, on Tuesday. Wakawa explained that the […]
NDLEA nabs father of 4 with 20.75kg black liquid cocaine in makeup mascara at Abuja airport
For the first time in history, a 52-year-old father of four children who claims to be a businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu has been arrested with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
NDLEA arrests 15 Nigerians, foreigners, seizes 187,791kg drugs in Lagos
The Special Area Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Apapa, Lagos, yesterday disclosed that 15 persons, including Nigerians and foreigners, were arrested in the last six months with 187,791 kilogrammes of assorted drugs.
NDLEA nabs GO of Anambra church with drugs at Lagos airport
By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body. […]
Drug War: NDLEA nabs General Overseer of popular Anambra Church with drugs at Lagos airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body.
NDLEA intercepts 3m opioid caps at Lagos terminal; 8, 613kg Loud at Eko beach
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted three million capsules of opioids more dangerous and potent than tramadol at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. The seizure of 3,000,000 capsules of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol weighing 1,500 kilograms on Monday 7th March 2022, followed a similar […]
Abba Kyari faces dismissal by Police, trial by NDLEA
*Police move to dismiss Abba Kyari before extradition *Extradition to provide him opportunity to clear himself —Source *NDLEA files 8-count charge against him, 6 others By Kingsley Omonobi & Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja Few days after the Federal Government approved the request by the United States for suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP […]
NDLEA: Beyond the Abba Kyari saga
IF not for the recent operation carried out by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nigerians would not have known that the police authorities had kept the otherwise suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, and Commander of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Abba Kyari, on active duty despite announcing his […]
NDLEA: Court rejects Abba Kyari’s plea for bail
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, declined to order the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to release the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is currently in its custody, on bail. However, the court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, […]
Raid on Lagos Island: We’re on trail of drug barons, peddlers — NDLEA
FOLLOWING THE attack on its operatives in Lagos Island, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, said it was on the trail of drug barons and peddlers operating the notorious drug haven.
How drug kingpin attacked NDLEA operatives in Lagos
Operatives of the NDLEA came under attack on Saturday in Lagos in the course of effecting the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin.
One dead, many injured as NDLEA, youths clash in Lagos
One person has been reportedly killed as the men of the National Drug Law enforcement Agency, NDLEA raided a suspected drug den in Lagos.
My ex-convict boyfriend lured me into hemp business — Suspect
By Dayo Johnson & Peter Okutu A 31-year-old Senior Secondary School II dropout, Mary Donejay, has narrated how her ex-convict boyfriend, Henry Daniel, lured her into the Indian hemp business in Ondo State with a promise to finance their wedding with the proceeds. Both suspects were arrested alongside 11 others by operatives of the Nigerian Drug […]
My ex-convict boyfriend lured me into hemp business, promised me wedding with the proceeds — suspect confesses
A 31 year old Senior Secondary School 11 drop out, Mary Donejay has narrated how her ex- convict boyfriend, Henry Daniel, lured her into the Indian hemp business in Ondo state with a promise to finance their wedding with the proceeds.

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