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 impounds ₦4bn codeine-laced cough syrup in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers State said it seized a shipment of codeine-laced cough syrup worth about ₦4bn in Rivers State in the last two weeks. The Commander of the Agency at Onne Port, Stella Ngwoke,…
Drug abuse now common among high profile Nigerians, NDLEA laments
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said the menace of drug abuse in the country is a ticking bomb that all stakeholders must rise to fight elaborately. The anti-narcotic agency disclosed that the menace has become a serious national…
NDLEA recovers 230,900 Tramadol pills, uncovers skuchies coy in Ogun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered a total of 230,600 pills of 200mg and 225mg of Tramadol, a prohibited substance in Gadar Tamburawa area of Kano, Kano State. NDLEA ‘s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi,…
Carpenter bags life for rape, man arraigned for rifle possession, police arrest suspects in 6 days and a lot more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carpenter bags life jail for raping neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja…
Man granted bail over fraud, Labourer jailed for robbery, 2 arrested for conveying expired drugs and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos bizman granted N30m bail over alleged N10m fraud (Punch) A Federal High Court sitting in…
NDLEA declares ex-beauty queen, Aderinoye wanted for drug dealing
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye wanted over her alleged deals in illicit substances. According to reports, Aderinoye was declared wanted…
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…
Police arrest traffic robbers, Man nabbed with solar panels, 2 remanded for murder and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos police arrest 4 suspected traffic robbers (Punch) Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested four…
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…