MURTALA MOHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MMIA) Archives

NDLEA Intercepts UK, UAE, Australia-bound Cocaine, Cannabis, Tramadol Concealed In Body Cream Containers, Art Work

Global UpfrontNov 3, 2024November 3, 20240

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced that its operatives intercepted cocaine, cannabis, tramadol concealed in body cream containers and art work

Economic Hardship: Foreign Travel Drops By 60% In Lagos, Abuja Airports

Global UpfrontNov 3, 2024November 3, 20240

The current economic headwinds in Nigeria have caused a significant decline in passenger traffic at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi

NDLEA Intercepts U.S., Europe-bound Drugs In Shoe Soles, Recovers 2,760kg Illicit consignments In Lagos Shrine, Underground Storage In Lekki

Global UpfrontOct 27, 2024October 27, 20240

Consignments of opioids concealed in soles of shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus have been intercepted by operatives

NDLEA Arrests Thailand Returnee With N3.1Billion Heroin Concealed In 6 Bags At MMIA Lagos

Global UpfrontOct 13, 2024October 13, 20240

In a fresh wave of interdiction operations targeting transnational drug cartels, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Consignments Headed To U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Arrests Auto Parts Dealer Over Heroin, Loud Shipments Concealed in Lamps, Sofa Legs

Global UpfrontSep 29, 2024September 29, 20240

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer Ejiofor Nnaemeka Chiwuzie over attempt to export consignments of

NDLEA Intercepts Ex-convict With N4.6billion Worth Of Cocaine At MMIA Lagos

Global UpfrontSep 24, 2024September 24, 20240

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday arrested an 48-year-old ex-convict, Christian Ifeanyi Ogbuji, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos

Sowore Released After Lagos Airport Detention By Nigerian Authorities Over #EndBadGovernance Protests

Global UpfrontSep 15, 2024September 15, 20240

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) detaining the #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, has released the activist. “I have

DSS Arrests Sowore At Lagos Airport On Arrival From U.S. Over #EndBadGovernance Protests

Global UpfrontSep 15, 2024September 15, 20240

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Sowore was

NDLEA Arrests Wanted Drug Baron Behind 4 Cocaine Shipments To Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Global UpfrontSep 13, 2024September 13, 20240

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under its

DSS Releases Investigative Journalist Adejuwon Soyinka But Seizes His Passport

Global UpfrontAug 25, 2024August 25, 20240

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwon Soyinka, an investigative journalist and Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service. Adejunwon Soyinka, who is