Two young men lost their lives after drowning in a dam while attempting to evade arrest during a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raid in Kazaure town, Jigawa State. According to sources available to Zagazola Makama, NDLEA operatives raided a suspected drug joint in Ganguli, Kazaure, at about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The victims,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a fake pregnancy. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that Ezewuike, a mother…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, over his alleged role in cross-border drug trafficking. Prophet Adefolusho was picked up on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at his church on Okun Ajah, Ogombo Road,…
A businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna have been sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. The couple was first arrested in June this year by operatives of the Department of State…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Chinese businessman, Liang Tak You, and an 80-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Grace Ekpeme, during a nationwide operation that uncovered consignments of Colorado— a synthetic cannabis strain—stuffed in moimoi sachets, and Canadian Loud concealed in imported canned food items. This was according to a statement by the Director,…
An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), simply identified as Jide, has been shot dead by suspected drug peddlers in Ondo State. According to TheNation, the officer attached to the Ondo Command of the NDLEA was killed during a raid on an apartment in the Ita’nla area of Ondo town on Tuesday….
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 23 parcels of Loud, a strong variant of cannabis, concealed inside microwaves at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The drugs, weighing 11.3 kilograms, were part of a consolidated cargo shipment from Thailand via Ethiopian Airlines, routed through Bangkok and Addis Ababa. NDLEA spokesman…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former international football player, Segun George Hunkarin, alongside four others, over their involvement in drug trafficking operations that led to the seizure of 22.6 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine at Lagos and Enugu airports. According to a statement by the NDLEA, Hunkarin and his alleged…
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, recently passed by the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill proposes granting the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug related crimes in variance to the current…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. NDLEA said the development followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano. According to the agency, the arrest of the…