Nigeria’s Anti-narcotic agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has arrested a Wanted drug kingpin behind the 2000.6kg Cannabis Sativa seized in a concrete mixer truck in Adamawa State, North East, Nigeria.
Also, another kingpin Henry Chukwuneku Okamaru (a.k.a. Lawrence Ik Okamaru) was arrested in Ondo state South West Nigeria after five months of manhunt by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
This is contained in a press statement by the Director media and advocacy NDLEA Mr. Femi Babafemi in Abuja.
The statement said that,two suspects Matthew Donuwe and Friday Nmborgwu were arrested in connection to the consignment last December and have confessed that the concrete mixer truck with Lagos registration number SMK 890 XB was loaded with the illicit drug in Ogbese, Ondo state.
“they travelled for two months on the road before arriving Adamawa where they were eventually arrested by NDLEA operatives.”
Investigations reveal that “Okamaru is one of the leaders of a cannabis cultivation cartel that operates in the Ondo-Ekiti axis, while he shuttles between Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo and Delta State from where he coordinates supplies of illicit consignments to Northern parts of the country and Lagos State.” The statement said.
The drug lord has also been identified as a member of an international drug trafficking ring, while he shuttles between Nigeria and South Africa where he settles his family.
Meanwhile, “a 36-year-old Nigerian based in Italy, Nwakanma Michael Uche has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja for ingesting pellets of heroin.”
Across five states of Edo, Kaduna, Kogi, Akwa Ibom and Oyo, NDLEA operatives intensified their offensive action against drug cartels and have made several arrests during the offensive.
While commending the officers and men of the Directorate of Intelligence, NAIA, Edo, Kaduna, Kogi, Akwa Ibom and Oyo state Commands of the Agency for the series of arrests and seizures, the Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) charged them and their compatriots across the country not to relent in their offensive action against drug cartels and their kingpins.
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