National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is a Federal agency in Nigeria charged with eliminating the growing, processing, manufacturing, selling, exporting, and trafficking of hard drugs. The agency was established by Decree Number 48 of January 1990. The NDLEA is present in international airports, seaports and border crossing. It tries to eradicate cannabis by destroying plantings. The NDLEA also targets the leaders of narcotics and money laundering organizations.[1]

Drug cultivation

Former Chairman of NDLEA, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade, described illicit drugs as "alien" to Nigeria. Cannabis, now locally grown in most states of the federation, was introduced to the country by foreigners. Ms Dagmar Thomas, the Country Representative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), says Nigeria was one of the largest cannabis growers in Africa, with over 8% of the population abusing cannabis. Annual cannabis seizures increased from 126 metric tones in 2005 to 210 metric tones in 2007.[2]

The NDLEA describes the South West region of Nigeria as one of the main centers of illicit drug production in the country. 196.5 acres (0.795 km2) of cannabis farmland was discovered and destroyed in the region in 2008.[3] In particular, Edo State has the highest rate of seizure of cannabis in the country.[4] In April 2009, the NDLEA confiscated 6.5 tones of marijuana from the home of a man in Ogun State who claimed to be 114 years old.[5] In September 2009 the NDLEA reported destroying a 24 hectare Cannabis Plantation in a forest reserve in Osun State.[6]

In January 2009, the NDLEA publicly burned 5,605.45 kilograms of drugs seized from traffickers in the historic town of Badagry, Lagos. The bonfire included 376.45 kilograms of cocaine, 71.46 kilograms of heroin and 5,157.56 tonnes of cannabis.[7]

Drug trafficking

The USA has donated full body scanning machines for the Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt international airports and has provided security training and orientation airport officers. The machines have proved effective in catching smugglers and couriers taking cocaine from Latin America to Europe by way of Nigeria. Between 2006 and June 2008 over 12,663 suspected drug dealers were arrested, with seizure of over 418.8 metric tonnes of various hard drugs.[8] For example, in July 2009 a woman about to board a KLM flight at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport was arrested by NDLEA officers and later excreted 42 wraps of cocaine, weighing 585 grams.[9] In September 2009, the NDLEA arrested a Guinean woman en route from Brazil to Europe with 6.350 kg of pure cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.[10]

In 2008 Nigeria was certified by the United States of America in the anti-narcotic crusade, for the eight successive time. President George Bush said that Nigeria had made significant progress in counter narcotics and had effectively co-operated with the United States on drug-related and money laundering cases.[11] In Katsina State alone, one hundred people were convicted for drug offences from January to May 2008, and 358 people were arrested for drug offences in this period.[12]

Drug Barons

Speaking of efforts to go after the organizers of the trade, Ahmadu Giade, chairman/chief executive officer of NDLEA in 2008 said the agency had seized N270 million worth of shares from drug barons, as well as cars, houses and other property worth hundreds of millions of Naira.[11]

After a September 2009 meeting with the head of the Nigerian Immigration Service to discuss exchange of biometric data of convicted drug barons and traffickers, Giade said cooperation between the agencies would help deny passports to convicted drug barons.[13]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Drug_Law_Enforcement_Agency

Record of drug cases, arrested, and conviction in Nigeria by NBS
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics in conjunction with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency released the Drug related crime statistics from year 2010 – 2014.

NUMBER OF ARRESTS BY STATES

The report showed a total of 8,805 arrests were made. The states that had the highest number of arrests in 2014 are..
◾Katsina – 609
◾Kano – 503
◾Bauchi – 471
◾Lagos – 434
◾Akwa Ibom- 401
TOTAL NUMBER OF DRUG CASES BY GEOPOLITICAL ZONE



North East – 1,017

North Central – 1,416

North West – 2,261

South East – 1,136

South South – 1,314

South West – 1,682

NUMBER OFCONVICTIONS SECURED BY STATE

Kano secured the highest with a total of 182 convictions, followed by Kaduna with 151, while Lagos secured 125 convictions. Borno State secured the least with 2 convictions.
more on...http://nairametrics.com/katsina-state-records-highest-number-of-drug-arrests-nbs/

its because even your officials are involved.and those are mostly weed sellers unlike your side who deal on the real hard drugs like cocaine,heroin..
at least they don't go about disgracing us abroad.

But this is what is called facts.. ..

Its a general problem not a regional problem.. .

crusadistic:
does are mostly weed sellers unlike your side who deals on the real hard drugs like cocaine,heroin..
at least they don't go about disgracing us abroad.

TOTAL NUMBER OF DRUG CASES BY GEOPOLITICAL ZONE



North East – 1,017

North Central – 1,416

North West – 2,261

South East – 1,136

South South – 1,314

South West – 1,682

Aby you no dey read well?

Too much of hard drugs weakens the male organ. See link below.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF DRUG CASES BY GEOPOLITICAL ZONE



North East – 1,017

North Central – 1,416

North West – 2,261

South East – 1,136

South South – 1,314

South West – 1,682

Aby you no dey read well?

My guy, where have u been ? U were missed
Funny thread though

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OGOg:

My guy, where have u been ? U were missed
Funny thread though

Bro I dey, they banned me for reasons best known to them.

My snails don't feed on drugs.