Category: Nigeria


  • Section 18 NDLEA Act Section 18 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Preventing a person from attending as a witness. It provides as follows: Any person who wilfully prevents or attempts to prevent any person who has beenduly summoned to attend as a witness before the Federal High Court from…

  • Section 17 NDLEA Act Section 17 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Escape or permitting escape. It provides as follows: Any person who-(a) being in lawful custody, escapes; or (b) aids any person in lawful custody to escape, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and liable on…

  • Section 16 NDLEA Act Section 16 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Tampering with drug. It provides as follows: Any person who unlawfully removes, conceals, destroys or in any way tampers withthe drug popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroine or any other similar drug seized from any person or otherwise…

  • Section 15 NDLEA Act Section 15 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Unlawful assumption of character of officer of the Agency. It provides as follows: Any person who, with intent to deceive, unlawfully assumes the name, character, ordesignation of an officer of the Agency shall be guilty of an offence…

  • Section 14 NDLEA Act Section 14 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Conspiracy, etc. It provides as follows: Any person who-(a) incites, promises or induces any other person by any means whatsoever to commit any of the offences referred to in this Act; or (b) conspires with, aids, abets, counsels,…

  • Section 13 NDLEA Act Section 13 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Offender being armed. It provides as follows: ……….[2003 No. 7.J

  • Section 12 NDLEA Act Section 12 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Occupier unlawfully permitting use of premises. It provides as follows: Any person, who being the occupier or is concerned in the management of any premises, unlawfully permits or causes the premises to be used for the purpose of…

  • Section 11 NDLEA Act Section 11 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Importation, etc., of cocaine, heroine or similar drugs, etc. It provides as follows: Any person who, without lawful authority-(a) imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroine or any other similar…

  • Section 10 NDLEA Act Section 10 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Power of the Attorney-General of the Federation to give directives to the Agency. It provides as follows: (1) The Attorney-General of the Federation may, from time to time, give general policy guidelines to the Agency. (2) Without prejudice…

  • Section 9 NDLEA Act Section 9 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Training programme. It provides as follows: The Agency shall initiate, develop or improve a specific training programme for itslaw enforcement and other personnel charged with responsibility for the suppression of offences created by this Act and such programme…