News
14,480 drug suspects arrested in 10 months, says Marwa
Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the agency arrested 14,480 suspected drug traffickers between January and October this year.
Marwa spoke in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing members of the House of representatives committee on narcotic drugs.
He said the suspected criminals arrested were connected to the seizure of 2.4 million kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs.
Marwa said operatives of the agency successfully located and destroyed 547,378 kilogrammes of cannabis plantations and secured 2,867 convictions within the same period.
“Our seizures in 10 months amounted to 2.4 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs, which also surpassed last year’s record. We can say with certainty that we are on course to beat the performance of the previous three years,” he said.
Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.
She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others
Houston Declares February 28 as “Dr. Harry Akinola Day” in Honor of Global Leadership Expert
Joan Laporta resigns as Barcelona president in order to stand for re-election
