A notorious drug cartel supplying psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba state, North East Nigeria, Lami Mai Rigima has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
She was arrested months after being on the wanted list of the agency.
The 40-year-old queen of the drug world came under the anti-narcotic agency’s searchlight when a number of traffickers arrested in the state in 2021 and early this year fingered her as their supplier.
The Director media and advocacy NDLEA headquarters Abuja, Mr Femi Babafemi in a press statement said, “manhunt for Lami paid off on Monday 4th April when operatives tracked her to her hideout in Iware village in Ardo Kola local government area of the state.”
The statement said, “the search for Lami began in October 2021 following the arrest, prosecution and conviction of a drug dealer, Abdullahi Madaki, 50. After serving his brief jail sentence, Madaki returned to the illicit trade with Lami still as his supplier.”
” He was however rearrested on 13th February 2022 while another trafficker, Jamilu Hassan, 20, who is also a member of Lami’s supply chain, was nabbed on 24th February.” The statement explained.
Meanwhile, “in Adamawa states also North East Nigeria, NDLEA operatives arrested a cross border drug trafficker, Emeka Okiru, 40, with 32,700 tablets of Tramadol under the brand name: Royal and Tramaking.”
“He was arrested at Garden city, Mubi, Mubi North LGA on Tuesday 5th April while preparing to supply his customers who came from Republic of Cameroon.” The statement said.
” The drugs were found concealed in cartons of paintbrush.”
In Oyo state South West Nigeria, “different quantities of Cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis were recovered from four suspects who were arrested in Omi-Adio, Ido LGA, Oje area of Ibadan North LGA, Iwo Road, Ibadan North East LGA, and Sabo, Mokola, Ibadan North West LGA, when operatives raided parts of the state on Tuesday 5th April.”
Meanwhile in Kebbi State, 172 kilograms of cannabis was recovered from two suspects in Kamba area of Kebbi state on Monday 4th April by NDLEA operatives.”
While commending the officers and men of the Taraba, Adamawa, Kebbi and Oyo state Commands of the Agency for their efforts, the Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd) charged them and their compatriots in other commands across the country to sustain the tempo of offensive action against the drug cartels in every part of Nigeria.
