Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday challenged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to put in more efforts to arrest the “big guys” involved in drug peddling in Nigeria.
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The NDLEA Commander, Garba Ahmadu, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday.
This was disclosed on Tuesday in Ibadan by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun, when a delegation from NDLEA paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Niger State Command arrested 102 suspected drug traffickers across the state with substances suspected to be cannabis sativa and psychotropic drugs in 2019.
The Adamawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency convicted 34 drug offenders and arrested 127 suspects in 2019, according to its Commander, Alhaji Idris Bello.
According to the spokesman of the Command, Odigie Charles Efosa, the four persons, including a lady, were arrested on Sunday in different areas of the state with 1,658 grammes of the substance.
A statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Uche Sampson, stated that Agbakwuru was arrested on October 18 and was in the agency’s custody.
Kashamu, in his suit, FHC/L/CS/930/2018, joined the the Inspector-General of Police and Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command.
The NDLEA counsel, Abu Ibrahim, in the charge sheet, marked FHC/L/267/19, alleged that the suspect committed the offence on June 24.
The NDLEA Commander in the state, Alhaji Suleiman Jadi, disclosed on Friday in JAlingo while parading the suspects and the items seized from them.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Shadrach Haruna as the new Secretary of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The Muslim Rights Concern has thanked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for finding a solution to one of the issues raised by the human rights organization in the conduct of its promotion examination for this year.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged applicants of the 2019 recruitment exercise to be patience over the inability to access the site.
Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency has expressed concern over increase in consumption of energy drinks in the state.
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recruitment of 5,000 personnel for the agency to boost its manpower.
Two out of the five persons arrested as part of the cartel that plants drugs in people’s bags at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, have fled the country.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday threatened to withdraw from an extradition suit brought before him by Senator Buruji Kashamu.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 59 suspected drug dealers and seized 236.7 kilograms of illicit drugs and psychotropic substance within six months in Kebbi.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday, fixed July 2, to deliver judgment in one of the two fresh suits instituted by Senator Buruji Kashamu to stop the Federal Government from extraditing him to the US for trial over an alleged drugs offence.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday took two Hilux truck and a Toyota Hiace bus loaded with 201 sacks of cannabis sativa as exhibits to the Federal High Court Abuja.