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The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a zero-tolerance stance against the emerging trend of organized "drug parties," warning nightclub operators and attendees that such gatherings constitute serious criminal offenses under Nigerian law. The warning follows...

The Digest: A 17-year-old secondary school student was reportedly shot and killed, and four other residents were injured, when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) conducted a midnight raid in Okeigho-Okpuje Iuleha, Edo State. The incident, which occurred around 4...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Lagos socialite Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, and over 100 other suspects during a raid on a Victoria Island nightclub. According to an agency statement, the early Sunday morning operation at...

The Digest: The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, has intercepted two containers of imported vehicles used to conceal illicit drugs valued at ₦5.3 billion. The seizures, which included significant quantities of Cannabis Indica, Hashish Oil, and Crystal Methamphetamine...

The Digest: A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called for the dissolution of the NDLEA, EFCC, and ICPC, arguing that President Tinubu’s presidential pardon for drug traffickers and other convicts has rendered the agencies “irrelevant and worthless.”...

The Digest: Morrison Ogbonna, the recently appointed commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Cross River State, has been found dead in a Calabar hotel. Colleagues discovered his body on Thursday morning after he failed to respond to knocks on his door. Rooted in the...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the release of three Nigerian pilgrims wrongly detained in Saudi Arabia after being framed by a drug syndicate. The individuals, Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu, and Abdulhamid Saddiq, were arrested in...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an Indian national and three Nigerian accomplices following the interception of a tramadol shipment valued at ₦3.9 billion at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The illicit consignment, disguised as...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended 55-year-old drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar, and five of his syndicate members for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation. The operation resulted in the detention of three Nigerians in Saudi Arabia...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a 50-year-old widow, Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, in Lagos for attempting to traffic 1.3 kg of cocaine disguised as a fake pregnancy. She ran a fashion business while being involved in the illicit drug trade. Key Points...

The Digest: In a series of anti-drug operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested multiple suspects involved in the storage and distribution of illicit substances. Among the arrested were a 52-year-old mother and her 25-year-old son in Lagos. Key Points: Mother...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made a breakthrough in its fight against drug trafficking, seizing opioids and other drugs worth over N7.8 billion and arresting a notorious kingpin. NDLEA arrested a drug kingpin, Sunday Ibigide, after a 3-year manhunt. He...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, the general overseer of a Lagos church, for allegedly masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs into Nigeria, sparking controversy over the intersection of faith and crime. Key Points...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently uncovered a major drug trafficking operation, seizing large quantities of cocaine and tramadol hidden in unconventional places such as vehicle side mirrors and lipsticks. The agency has made several arrests across Nigeria...

The Digest: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos and surrounding areas has made significant drug seizures, including cannabis hidden in moi-moi sachets, and arrested several suspects involved in drug trafficking. Key Points: NDLEA intercepted 21.7kg of Colorado...

The Digest: In a tragic turn of events, an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was shot dead while on duty during a drug raid in Ondo state. The raid, which targeted illicit drugs in a residential building, ended in violence, highlighting the dangers faced by law...

On a day meant to highlight the global fight against drug abuse, the NDLEA dropped a sobering statistic in Ibadan: 4 to 5 out of every 10 Nigerian undergraduates are into drugs. The warning came during a rally to mark the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Oyo...

According to Channels TV, NDLEA officers at Lagos airport arrested 43-year-old make-up artist Adekoya Mary on June 16 for trafficking 2.2kg of cocaine. She had claimed to be travelling to India for fibroid surgery, but her bag concealed a baggage betrayal, two factory-fitted parcels of the drug...

The white ihram, which symbolises purity, concealed a dark secret at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. NDLEA officials discovered two Hajj-bound pilgrims carrying 90 wraps of cocaine in their bodies, revealing a criminal syndicate that exploited sacred journeys for sinful profits...