Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has charged Pharmacists in the country to conduct an in-depth research into the various uses of Cannabis for medicinal purposes. Governor Akeredolu also declared that the Sunshine state is ready to champion the ‘Green CBD Oil’ adding that his administration has embarked on the red oil project which deals…
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has declared his opposition to any attempt to legalise cannabis sativa in the country. He also vowed that no lawmaker from the state will support such bid in the National Assembly. Governor Ganduje made the declaration when the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the German government over ongoing efforts to boost the operational capability of the Agency with a world-class narcotic detection dog training facility. Marwa gave the commendation when Jan Ritterhoff, BKA liaison officer at the German embassy in Nigeria…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three armed bandits; Adamu Shehu, Tukur Mohammed and Ibrahim Suleiman while on an attack mission in Katsina state. The agency also recovered three AK 47 rifles among other dangerous items from the bandit. It also arrested a heavy weapon manufacturer, Celestine Chidiebere Christian with…
Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Ijero local government area of Ekiti state, Babatunde Babade, 45, has been arrested along with two others; Ilesanmi Shola, 35, and Babajide Johnson, 45, for trafficking illicit drug. The transport union leader was caught with 52.5kilograms of skunk in Akure, the Ondo state capital…
A 90-year-old Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, He was arrested for selling drugs to the youths in his Yarkadir village in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina state. Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi who made this known in a statement on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced a new date successful candidates for the Narcotic Officer cadre and the first of batch of Narcotic Assistant cadre are to report for training. A statement released by the Director, Media & Advocacy of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi on Thursday said all successful candidates in the 2019…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, Mrs. Anita Ugochinyere Ogbonna, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The agency said the mother of three was arrested on Friday night on arrival in…
A Nigerian returning from Pakistan, Ezenyeche Kingsley Ebuka has been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airpirt, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos with five pellets of heroin weighing 250grams discovered in his anus. The suspect arrived at the D arrival hall of the airport on 14th June on Turkish…
An Uber driver and two other traffickers have been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with different quantities of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport MMIA, Lagos. The Uber driver named Lawal Tunde Rasheed was arrested at the SAHCO export shed of MMIA on Tuesday 8th June, 2021…