Court hands over N33.6bn illicit drugs to NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has secured the forfeiture of opioids valued at over N36.6 billion, intercepted at Onne Port in Rivers State between September 2024 and April 2025.
The Agency described the ruling as another significant win in the ongoing offensive against drug cartels.
The Agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Tuesday that the forfeiture order was issued by Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, following a motion exparte filed by the NDLEA on 10th February 2026 in suit number FHC/PH/MISC/25/2026.
Justice Adamu ordered the forfeiture of 17 shipping containers loaded with 365,657kg of various types of psychotropic substances and other items, illegally imported into Nigeria by unknown persons.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) described the forfeiture as a death knell on the financial nerve of the criminal drug syndicates.
”This is not just a seizure, it is a total dispossession of the resources the drug cartels intended to use in destroying the lives of our youths and funding further criminality. By stripping the criminal syndicates of assets worth over N33.6 billion, we have struck at the heart of their operations.
“This sends a clear message. The Nigerian state will not allow the proceeds of death to circulate to fund terrorism and other forms of criminality in our country,” Marwa said.
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