Tag: NDLEA

Tinubu Under Pressure to Drop Controversial Names from Pardon List

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CSOs Writes President Tinubu, Demands AGF Oluwatoyin’s Tenure Extension

In the midst of mounting public outrage over the inclusion of some high-profile and violent offenders among those pardoned by President Bola Tinubu, there were hints on Thursday that some names on the presidential pardon list approved by the Council of State, as presented by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), may be removed. The presidential pardon, which is typically granted to commemorate national occasions, was also intended to decongest prisons and foster reconciliation. The Attorney-General’s statement stated that the decision was made in accordance with recommendations…

NDLEA arrests Thai woman with 46kg of cannabis at Lagos airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 24-year-old Thai national, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. She was caught attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of “Canadian Loud,” a potent synthetic cannabis strain, totaling 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria. Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, released a statement on Sunday detailing the arrest. The statement revealed that Ms. Wimonnat was apprehended on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during passenger clearance from a Qatar Airways flight originating from Thailand via Doha. She confessed to…

NDLEA Operation: Drug Kingpins Apprehended, 125 Heroin Wraps Excreted

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two suspected drug kingpins at Port Harcourt International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who excreted a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing that one of the suspects, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, operates under dual identities to evade detection. Sylvanus, 30, was caught at Port Harcourt airport on February 2, 2025, using a Sierra Leonean passport under the name Kargbo Mohamed Foday. “He was intercepted during the inward…