National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

The NDLEA is a federal law enforcement Agency established by Decree No. 48 of 29th December 1989. The promulgation of the decree was chiefly in response to the rising trend in the demand for and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances which adversely affected the international image of Nigerians and Nigeria in the 1980s. Since then the trafficking of illicit substances has become an organised criminal activity that undermines the security and development of the country and therefore demands urgent attention and priority from the government.

NDLEA is in charge of drug policy and control in Nigeria. Within this purview, the Agency has the mandate to curtail illicit production, importation, exportation, sale and trafficking of psychoactive substances. Employees of NDLEA carry out interdiction and destruction of narcotic drugs and other illicit substances. They also engage in preventive drug abuse activities such as advocacy and counselling, and rehabilitation of drug users.

In fulfilling the mandate of the Agency, thousands of expert narcotic operatives and well-trained support staff of NDLEA work across Nigeria with a visible presence at international airports, seaports, border crossing and major highways. Committed to keeping society safe from the dangers of illicit substances and their purveyors, NDLEA operatives are actively engaged in the tracking, arrest and prosecution of traffickers of dangerous substances under the various relevant drug laws of Nigeria.

PROGRAMMES

OFFENSIVE ACTION

Offensive Action is a non-stop, ramped-up drug supply reduction campaign. Launched on 18th January 2021, it galvanised NDLEA operatives to work round the clock in seamless, coordinated, goal-oriented actions that include tracking and arresting of drug traffickers, interdiction of illicit substance shipments and fast-track prosecution of offenders.

WAR AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (WADA)

War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) is an advocacy campaign launched on 26th June 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari to create awareness that will suffuse society with anti-drug culture. It entails setting up coordinated anti-drug committees at States, LGAs and communities across the federation.

DIRECTORATES

• Directorate of Intelligence
• Directorate of Media & Advocacy
• Directorate of Asset and Financial Investigation
• Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services
• Directorate of Drug Demand Reduction
• Directorate of Operation and General Investigation
• Directorate of Training and Manpower Development

Leadership

Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), OFR

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

Categories

• Agencies & Parastatals

Regions

• Garki

Location