NDLEA arrests

NDLEA arrests 12 with drugs hidden in baby food tins

5 months ago6418 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested 12 persons suspected of possessing illicit drugs hidden in Cerelac baby food tins, clothes, and bodies of vehicle compartments, across various states in the country. This was disclosed in a statement released on the NDLEA’s official X account, signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. According to the statement, a freight agent, Suliat Salaudeen, was arrested after multiple shipments of illicit...

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NDLEA arrests ‘wanted’ Lagos drug baron

5 months ago847 min

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said its operatives had arrested the leader of the Mushin, Lagos-based drug cartel identified as Sulaiman Jimoh aka Temo. The agency stated that Temo, who had been on its wanted list, had been evading arrest until he was eventually nabbed. His arrest came after a drug baron, identified as Joachin Mbonu, was arrested in his mansion in Imo State on July 12 after fleeing from South Africa....

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NDLEA arrests physically-challenged man found with cannabis

5 months ago827 min

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of Amadu Garba, a 48-year-old physically challenged man who was found in possession of six bags of cannabis weighing approximately 67 kg at his residence in Yawuri town, Kebbi State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a statement on Sunday. He said, “In Jigawa State, the trio of Tukur Yahaya, 55; Idris Haruna, 28; and Tanimu Umar, 29, were nabbed with 90...