NDLEA Secures 974 Convictions, 11 Kingpins Sentenced

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that it secured 974 convictions nationwide within the first quarter of 2026, including 11 major drug traffickers sentenced to a total of 254 years in prison. The agency's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.

The convictions were recorded from January to March 2026, with 265 cases in January, 316 in February, and 393 in March, comprising 899 male and 75 female offenders. Among the high-profile convictions, Adegbit Solomon, an Italy-based businessman known as "Obama," was sentenced to 130 years in prison by the Federal High Court in Lagos for 15 counts of border drug offenses.

Ridwan Animashaun received a 25-year sentence from the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for drug trafficking. Other notable sentences included 17 years for Rauf Asogba and Seun Olaniyi, and 15 years for Jonathan Nuhu and Idri Yusuf, with Yusuf receiving an additional eight years for a related case.