Tag: Femi Babafemi

Why We Chose Naira Marley For Drug Abuse Advocacy — NDLEA

Ganiyu Amodu

The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has said they the agency intentionally enlisted controversial artiste, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, for its drug abuse advocacy. Recall that criticisms trailed a video of Naira Marley advising youths to stop taking illicit substances. This was particularly so because the singer is known to glorify and encourage drug abuse. READ ALSO: NIPCO Targets 75% Outstanding Dividends’ Payment In 2024 Sewden Defeat Australia 2-0, Seals Third Place In 2023 Women’s World Cup Lagos Declares Monday Work Free for Isese…

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NDLEA Intercepts Cannabis Concealed In Dried Onions At Lagos Airport

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 2.7kg of cannabis concealed in dried onions which was to be exported to Dubai through a postal firm. It also said no fewer than 1, 205, 260 pills of opioids were seized in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe states by operatives of the agency. The spokesperson for the anti-narcotic agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday also revealed that officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, disrupted the activities of a drug syndicate that operated between Nigeria,…

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How NDLEA Arrested 67-Yr-Old Blind Grandpa, Leper For Drug Trafficking

Ganiyu Amodu

A 67-year-old blind grandpa, a leper and one other have been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for drug trafficking. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, January 22, 2023, said the blind suspect, Aliyu Adebiyi, was arrested in Osun State. “In Osun state, NDLEA officers on Friday 20th Jan. took into custody a blind 67-year-old grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi, in whose house they found 234 kilograms of cannabis at Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa, Atakumosa East LGA. In his statement, he said a drug…

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Ex-Footballer Trafficks Cocaine After Failed Career In Brazil

Ganiyu Amodu

Emmanuel Okafor Junior, a former football player, was apprehended by agents from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, as he arrived from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on a flight operated by Ethiopian Airlines, carrying 1.40 kilogrammes of crack cocaine. Anti-narcotic officers discovered the 33-year-old Arochukwu Local Government Area, Abia State native had concealed the illegal substance in the handles of his bags and had padded the top edges of the bags when they found him on Monday, September…

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N8.8bn Drug Busted In Lagos Mansion, Billionaire Baron Arrested +PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

NDLEA releases photos of baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, and his VGC mansion where a bullet proof jeep and other exotic cars were recovered         No less than 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86 billion in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency from one of the mansions of alleged billionaire drug baron, Ugochukwu Nsofor Chukwukadibia, in the highbrow residential estate, Victoria Garden City, Lekki area of Lagos State. This development was made known on Monday by the Director of Media…

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NDLEA arrests Brazilian returnee with cocaine in private parts

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Brazilian returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State. He stated that the suspect was nabbed on June 20 upon arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa. READ ALSO: BREAKING: NDLEA writes APC, Seeks…

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Our Officers Probing Abba Kyari-Linked Drug Cartel Under Threat -NDLEA

ADEOLA YUSUF

Another top Cop, ASP John Umoru, named prominent member of cartel, on the run as erstwhile Super Cop, Abba Kyari, four others spend first night in Custody The probe of Nigeria’s erstwhile super cop, Abba Kyari, over alleged link with deadly drug cartel has taken a new twist with lives of Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers involved in the probe and that of their families now under threat. This came as another top Cop, ASP John Umoru, who is named a prominent member of the cartel, is on…

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