NDLEA

August 31, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 75-year-old man, Uchelue Ikechukwu, alongside five other suspects during raids against illicit substances in Anambra State. The agency, in a statement signed on...

August 25, (THEWILL) — Six members of a drug syndicate, including a 55-year-old drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar, alias Bello Karama, have been arrested and taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A statement signed on...

August 24, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, over an attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a...

August 21, (THEWILL) — The International Police Academy (IPA) has appointed Deputy Commander General (DCG) Joseph Ogirima Icha of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as Director of International Counter-Narcotics Training. The IPA Executive Board said the honorary...

August 19, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court 8, sitting in Lagos, has convicted and sentenced two notorious drug kingpins, Ajetsibo Emami, popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and Solomon Akpomuai, to a combined 10 years imprisonment. A statement signed on...

August 17, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Sunday Ibigide, in Asaba, Delta State, three years after he went into hiding. Ibigide, 36, was apprehended on Sunday alongside his aide,...

August 15, (THEWILL) — The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of its readiness to support ongoing drug control efforts by the agency in creating alternatives for illicit drug...

August 14, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu's administration to strengthen the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, made the pledge in his remarks at the...

August 10, (THEWILL) — The founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele (alias Abbas Ajakaiye), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for masterminding multiple shipments...

August 05, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary, to a total of 22 and a half years’ imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs. Justice Deinde Dipeolu handed down...