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NDLEA), Buba Marwa, has decried the high rate of illicit drug trafficking in Lagos State. Mr Marwa, a retired brigadier-general, spoke during a visit to the agency’s command in Lagos for an on-the-spot assessment of its facilities. He said the state was responsible for 30 per cent of the total drug abusers in the country. “In the country, an estimate of 15 million people belong to one or more aspects of illicit drug dealing. This means about 4.5 million people in Lagos State are into illicit drugs,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NDLEA boss is on a three-day familiarisation and assessment visit to the various commands of the agency in Lagos state including other entities that are of strategic importance to its operations. ....
The Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retired) on Tuesday ordered that the agency should completely wipe out drug cartels in Lagos State. ....
Daily Post Nigeria Published The retired General gave the order when he visited the agency’s command in Lagos. Marwa noted that the state had 30 percent of the total drug abusers in Nigeria. “In the country, an estimate of 15 million people belong to one or more aspects of illicit drug dealing. About 4.5 million people in Lagos State are into illicit drugs.” Marwa listed factors responsible for the illicit drug scourge in Lagos as population, presence of two seaports and airports and a high number of unregistered medicine sellers. Lagos commandant, Ralph Igwenagu, recalled that 471 drug offenders were arrested at various locations in 2020. The figure comprised 424 males and 47 females. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Friday Olokor, Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested 90 persons, including an Indian, during raids on the hideouts of drug cartels in parts of Lagos State and confiscated 614.396 kilograms of various hard drugs. The agency also announced the interception of a container load of tramadol at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, estimated at about two million capsules tucked in 554 cartons. The Lagos State Command of the NDLEA also raided some drug spots in Agege, Ikorodu, Lekki, Okokomaiko and other parts of the state, and dismantled major drug syndicates, arrested some suspects and seized large quantities of hard drugs. ....