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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Alayi Madu, a rehabilitated ex-Boko Haram fighter, for alleged drug trafficking.

“He said he repented and surrendered to the military in 2021, after which he underwent rehabilitation and de-radicalisation processes at Umaru Shehu rehabilitation centre, Maiduguri, and Malam Sidi de-radicalization centre, Gombe, before he was discharged after spending six months. “Madu said he is from Banki town in Borno and joined the notorious terrorist organisation in 2006 when he was nine years old,” Babafemi said. Madu was said to have bought the illegal drug in Ibadan, Oyo state, and was taking the consignment concealed in a sack to Maiduguri, Borno state.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu for alleged drug ...

“He said he repented and surrendered to the military in 2021, after which he underwent rehabilitation and de-radicalisation processes at Umaru Shehu rehabilitation centre, Maiduguri and Malam Sidi de-radicalization centre, Gombe, before he was discharged after spending six months. “In his statement, Madu said he is from Banki town in Borno and joined the notorious terrorist organisation in 2006 when he was nine years old. According to him, he said he bought it in Ibadan, Oyo state and was taking the consignment concealed in a sack to Maiduguri, Borno.

Nigeria's Anti-narcotic Agency, the National Drugs Laws Enforcement Agency NDLEA has arrested a traditional ruler of Kajola a border community between Ondo ...

Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers, in the affected commands for their diligence and commitment to service. In his reaction the Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Retired Brig. Also, a 26-year-old Alayi Madu, who was a Boko Haram fighter for 15 years before he surrendered to the Nigerian military in 2021 was intercepted by NDLEA operatives on Thursday 9th March along Abuja-Kaduna express road with 10 kilograms of skunk, which he said he bought in Ibadan, Oyo state and was taking the consignment concealed in a sack to Maiduguri, Borno state.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a former Boko Haram member, Alayi Madu, and the traditional ruler of Kajola, Baale Akinola.

In Gombe State, another female drug dealer, Fatima Hassan (a.k.a. In Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. In Lagos, two other female drug dealers, Folake Ladipo and Adeola Babatunde were apprehended in the Mushin area on Friday with 49.5kg of skunk. Boss) was arrested in her house at New Mile 3 area of Akko LGA with three and half blocks of skunk weighing 3.245kg. At the Lagos airport, operatives acting on intelligence intercepted 11.90 kilograms of heroin and 500 grams of skunk concealed in deep freezers. The NDLEA caught him on 9th March along Abuja-Kaduna road with 10 kilograms of skunk he bought in Ibadan, Oyo State, to be delivered in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko......

number JJJ 756 HB (Lagos) along Ilase-Akoko road, Idiroko with 34 compressed jumbo size wraps of imported skunk weighing 17kg and concealed in two cooking gas cylinders. “In his statement, Madu said he is from Banki town, Borno State and joined the notorious terrorist organisation, in 2006 when he was nine years old. At the Lagos airport in Ikeja, operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a consignment of 11.90kgs of heroin and 500grams of skunk concealed in deep freezers, which were part of a cargo that arrived from South Africa on Tuesday 7th March onboard Ethiopian airline via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The statement stated that NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, described narcotics and psychotropic substances as indispensable for relieving pain and ...

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“Cannabis use was 7 times higher among men (18.8 per cent among men vs. The international drug control conventions, she added, are thus interpreted to mean improved access to controlled medicines to enable countries meet their drug needs. The Director General, NAFDAC, Prof.

Narcotics and psychotropic substances, according to NAFDAC Director General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, are essential for relieving pain and suffering that they are ...

He pledged the loyalty and support of the customs service in the task of ridding the nation of illicit drugs. decried what he described as an upsurge in abuse of cannabis amongst the Nigerian youths with its attendant negative effects on the society. 2.6 per cent of women), while the gender gap in the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (such as tramadol) was less marked’’, she said. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. The international drug control conventions, she added, are thus interpreted to mean improved access to controlled medicines to enable countries meet their drug needs. Narcotics and psychotropic substances, according to NAFDAC Director General Prof.

The agency's sniffer dogs were deployed to locate the area the illicit drugs were hidden in the cargo, and they immediately identified the cartons packed in ...

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A rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu, and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo states, ...

“Recovered from the bus include 267.3 litres of codeine (2,673 bottles); 25,110 pills of tramadol and other opioids. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the officers, men and women of MMIA, Idiroko, Edo, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, Ogun, Gombe, Lagos, Kwara, FCT, Benue, Delta and Kano Commands of the Agency for their diligence and commitment to work. “At the Lagos airport in Ikeja, operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a consignment of 11.90 kilograms of heroin and 500grams of skunk concealed in deep freezers, which were part of a cargo that arrived from South Africa on Tuesday 7th March onboard Ethiopian airline via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Two other female drug dealers: Folake Ladipo and Adeola Babatunde were arrested with 49.5kg skunk on Friday 10th March in Mushin area of Lagos state. The vehicle was intercepted on Friday 10th March at G.S.M junction, Asaba based on a tip-off. Two suspects in the car, Benjamin Ajose, 48 and Oluwatobiloba Ajayi, 37, were arrested.

The desperation of drug traffickers definitely knows no limit, hence they come up with more disingenuous tactics to smuggle drugs into Nigerian cities.

number JJJ 756 HB (Lagos) along Ilase-Akoko road, Idiroko with 34 compressed jumbo-size wraps of imported skunk weighing 17kg and concealed in two cooking gas cylinders. The videos below show how the agency on the 7th of March intercepted a consignment of 11.90 kilograms of heroin and 500 grams of skunk concealed in deep freezers. At the Idiroko land border, NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence on Thursday 9th March also intercepted a commercial Toyota Camry Salon Car with reg.

A rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Alayi Madu; and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo State ...

Two suspects in the car, Benjamin Ajose, 48 and Oluwatobiloba Ajayi, 37, were arrested. Babafemi said, “In his statement, Madu said he is from Banki town, Borno State and joined the notorious terrorist organisation in 2006 when he was nine years old. They include Dairo Quam, Oluwaseun Ogunmene, Adeleke Abdulrasaq, Bamidele Adewale and Oluwafemi Ogunmeru.”

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Customs Service and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

The gender gap in the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (such as tramadol) was less marked,” she stressed. The statement also reported retired Col. The statement reported Brig.-Gen. The statement stated that NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. He said that NDLEA on its own part, collaborated with NAFDAC in ensuring that the measures put in place to prevent diversion of such medicines and substances to illicit use were adhered to. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Customs Service and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have partnered to fight menace of narcotics and drug abuse among youths.

The statement said that the government agencies pledged joint efforts to tackle illicit drug abuse in Lagos, at the launch and dissemination of the 2022 Annual ...

2.6 per cent of women), while the gender gap in the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (such as tramadol) was less marked,” she said. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. decried what he described as an upsurge in abuse of cannabis amongst the Nigerian youths with its attendant negative effects on the society. Assistant Comptroller General, ACG, A.N Dappa, also commended NAFDAC, observing that the agency and NDLEA have been most wonderful. who was represented at the event by Ag. Victoria Ekase, noted that NAFDAC had been ensuring that controlled drug essential for human survival were made available for use where necessary in line with the requirements of INCB, adding that NDLEA on its part collaborates with NAFDAC in ensuring that the measures put in place to prevent diversion of such medicines and substances to illicit use were adhered to. The Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. She commended the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC for the assistance and support to the country in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking, and use and in curbing related organised crimes. She said the report further, revealed that Cannabis was the most commonly used drug, stressing that an estimated 10.8 per cent of the population or 10.6 million people, had used cannabis in the past year with the average age of initiation of cannabis use among the general population put at 19 years. According to the 2018 National Drug Use Survey, the prevalence of any drug use was 14.4 percent or 14.3 million people between the age of 15 and 64 years. “They are classified not on chemical nature but on the potential for abuse and the need for medical use of the substance,” she said, adding that one of the control objectives was to ensure availability solely for medical and scientific uses while minimising the possibility of diversion to illicit channels and abuse. In a statement signed by its Media Consultant, Sanya Akintola, NAFDAC noted that according to the 2018 National Drug Use Survey, the prevalence of any drug use was 14.4 per cent or 14.3 million people between the ages of 15 and 64 years.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Nigeria Customs Service have ...

“The policy thrust of the Agency is to ensure availability, access and rational use while preventing illicit use and abuse. ‘’We have always been in partnership, and we will continue to work in close partnership with you,’’ he said. Hameed Ibrahim Alli (Retd), who was represented at the event by Acting Assistant Comptroller General, ACG, A.N Dappa, also commended NAFDAC, stressing that collaboration between NAFDAC and NDLEA have been most wonderful. Victoria Ekase, noted that NAFDAC has been ensuring that controlled drug essential for human survival are made available for use where necessary in line with the requirements of INCB, adding that NDLEA on its own part collaborates with NAFDAC in ensuring that the measures put in place to prevent diversion of such medicines and substances to illicit use are adhered to. She, however, said Nigeria will not support the trend of legalisation of cannabis for non-medical use as Nigeria lacks the financial capacity to fight cultivation, production and illegal use of the substance. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Nigeria Customs Service have pledged to collaborate in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking, and use as well as in curbing related organised crimes.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu, ...

Two other female drug dealers: Folake Ladipo and Adeola Babatunde were arrested with 49.5kg skunk on Friday, March 10, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd), commended the officers, men and women of MMIA, Idiroko, Edo, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, Ogun, Gombe, Lagos, Kwara, FCT, Benue, Delta and Kano Commands of the Agency for their diligence and commitment to work. The vehicle was intercepted on Friday, March 10, at G.S.M junction, Asaba based on a tip-off. Two suspects in the car, Benjamin Ajose, 48 and Oluwatobiloba Ajayi, 37, were arrested. “In his statement, Madu said he is from Banki town, Borno State and joined the notorious terrorist organisation, in 2006 when he was nine years old. When her bags containing body cream, hair attachments, drinks, and some food items were searched, a total of 1.20kg tramadol capsules concealed inside gift wrapping sheets and covered with old daily newspapers were discovered.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Customs Service and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have ...

Dappa, pledged the loyalty and support of the customs service in the task of ridding the nation of illicit drugs. He said NDLEA, on its own part, collaborated with NAFDAC in ensuring that the measures put in place to prevent diversion of such medicines and substances to illicit use were adhered to. Adeyeye, however, said Nigeria would not support the trend of legalisation of cannabis for non-medical use, as it lacked the financial capacity to fight cultivation, production and illegal use of the substance. She also appreciated INCB for the support to NAFDAC towards enhanced regulatory control of narcotics and psychotropic substances. The gender gap in the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids (such as tramadol) was less marked,” she stressed. The challenges arising from drug supply and consumption are not restricted to people who use drugs but have wider health, social and economic consequences on the family, community, and country.

Seizes 2.2 tons of illicit drugs in Kogi, Lagos, 10 other states in one week. By Hassan Zaggi. In what may be described as a huge harvest, the National Drug ...

The vehicle was intercepted on Friday 10th March at G.S.M junction, Asaba based on a tip-off. According to the statement, “at the Idiroko land border, NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence on March 9, intercepted a commercial Toyota Camry Salon Car with reg. number JJJ 756 HB (Lagos) along Ilase-Akoko road, Idiroko with 34 compressed jumbo size wraps of imported skunk weighing 17kg and concealed in two cooking gas cylinders. “In Akwa Ibom state, Mrs. When her bags containing body cream, hair attachments, drinks, and some food items were searched, a total of 1.20kg tramadol capsules concealed inside gift wrapping sheet and covered with old daily newspapers were discovered. On the other hand, at the Lagos airport in Ikeja, the NDLEA operatives acting on intelligence intercepted a consignment of 11.90 kilograms of heroin and 500grams of skunk concealed in deep freezers, which were part of a cargo that arrived from South Africa on March 7 onboard Ethiopian airline via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The website of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has crashed amid the commencement of its recruitment.

There are glitches due to the huge number of applicants trying to access the platform simultaneously, but our technical team is resolving that before noon,” he stated in a Daily Post report. “The portal never crashed. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development but explained that it was due to glitches resulting from traffic on the website.

The website of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has crashed amid the commencement of a recruitment exercise. Checks by DAILY POST on.

“The portal never crashed. There are glitches due to the huge number of applicants trying to access the platform simultaneously, but our technical team is resolving that before noon”, he stated. When our correspondent contacted the Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi; he confirmed the development but explained that it was due to glitches resulting from traffic on the website.

The website of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has crashed following the commencement of its recruitment. Vanguard gathered that, as of 11:41 am on ...