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Drug kingpin, 5 others in NDLEA custody for smuggling drugs into bags of 3 Nigerians facing charges in Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2025

A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Abubakar, alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at Kano international airport have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit

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Widow faking pregnancy to traffic cocaine arrested by NDLEA in Lagos

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2025

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi […]

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International Police Academy appoints NDLEA officer Director

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

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. According to the IPA Executive Board, the appointment of Icha on honorary basis is a recognition of his professional contributions to the fields of law

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Two drug kingpins convicted, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Against (NDLEA) has gotten two drug kingpins convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos. A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency Femi Babafemi read that: “Two notorious drug kingpins: 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been […]

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Notorious drug kingpin arrested in Delta as NDLEA intercepts N7.8bn opioids in Rivers

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

Destroys 48,750kg skunk in Enugu, Taraba forests; recovers 538,980 pills of tramadol in Kogi, Kaduna, Gombe, others; arrests woman, son for drug trafficking in Lagos Three years after launching a manhunt for him over drug trafficking offences, a notorious drug kingpin, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement […]

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Agric Minister: If Nothing is Urgently Done to Tackle Drug Abuse, Nigeria May Breed Criminals Instead of Next Generation of Leaders

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of the readiness of his ministry to support ongoing drug control efforts by the anti-narcotics agency especially in the areas of creating alternatives for illicit drug producers and provision of agricultural opportunities for drug users