Senate Deputy Leader Oyelola Ashiru has challenged the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to prosecute anyone arrested by its operatives in connection with illicit drugs. Ashiru last Wednesday in the Senate during debate on a Bill seeking to establish…
NDLEA arrests 1,016 drugs suspects in Kano State, seizes 9 tons of illicit drugs
NDLEA arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023. Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that suspects arrested…
NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandma for drugs trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State have arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun, for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said this on Sunday in a statement. According…
NDLEA arrest prophet, 76 others with illicit drugs in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it raided Mushin area of Lagos and arrested a prophet, David Yekini and 76 others with substances suspected to be hard drugs. The Deputy Commander, Operations and Training, NDLEA Lagos State Command,…
Police arrest drug supplier, seller in Lagos
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected drug peddlers, Rabiu Mohammed and Sanni Audu, for alleged possession and sale of illicit drugs, including Indian hemp, in the Dantata area of Mile 2. The state Police Public…
Teenage woman dies at Sydney music festival FOMO (News)
The last moments of a teenage girl who died from a suspected drug overdose at a Sydney music festival have been revealed. Alex Ross-King, 19, died in hospital after attending the FOMO music festival in Parramatta. She had been dancing…
Ortom warns Benue youths against taking illicit drugs (Guardian)
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has warned the youths against taking illicit drugs. He gave the warning at the weekend, at the J.S. Tarka Stadium in Gboko, during thanks giving prayers to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tor Tiv,…