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Femi Babafemi

February 27, 2026

Drug control masterplan will strengthen Nigeria’s anti-drug fight: Marwa

NDLEA boss Buba Marwa has said that the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP 2026-2030) would strengthen Nigeria’s ongoing drug control efforts.

NDLEA boss Buba Marwa
February 15, 2026

NDLEA nabs London-bound estate surveyor with 1.70 kg of skunk at Lagos airport

NDLEA officers on February 13, raided a four-bedroom duplex at 2 Alexandria Terrace, Ikate-Elegushi, Lekki, used for the production and storage of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis.

NDLEA
February 10, 2026

NDLEA mourns officer, arrests suspects in Bonny Island raid

NDLEA said a stash of illicit substances, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, skunk, and tramadol, was recovered.

NDLEA
February 8, 2026

NDLEA busts Colorado lab, arrests drug kingpin in Ibadan

“Operatives recovered eight litres of precursor chemicals, 14 grammes of skunk and Colorado production paraphernalia,” Mr Babafemi said.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
February 8, 2026

NDLEA nabs China-bound businessman for ingesting 95 wraps of cocaine

The drugs, weighing 1.589kg, were concealed in the suspect’s stomach.

NDLEA Officers
February 1, 2026

NDLEA seizes 9, 939kg of illicit drugs in six states’ raids

Mr Babafemi said that a total of 4,063.675kg skunk was destroyed on over 1.6 hectares of farmland.

NDLEA
December 28, 2025

NDLEA nabs ex-convict, three others over UK-bound cocaine consignments

Mr Babafemi said that the drugs, concealed in factory sealed sachets of cold-water starch, heading to the United Kingdom.

NDLEA
December 21, 2025

NDLEA intercepts narcotics, arrests drug suspects in nationwide raid

Mr Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives attached to the Terminal II departure hall of the MMIA arrested the suspected drug trafficker on December 18.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
December 7, 2025

NDLEA intercepts 7.6 million tramadol pills, 76,273kg Colorado

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has recovered over 7.6 million pills of tramadol and a total of 76,273.4 kilograms of different strains of cannabis.

NDLEA officials [Credit; Punch Newspaper]
November 30, 2025

NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs packaged as Christmas cookies, arrests distributors

Mr Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said two masterminds were detained after a raid on their hideout in the Lekki area of Lagos

Illicit drugs