NDLEA arrests two wanted drug kingpins, recovers cannabis loud concealed in machine parts

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA says it has arrested two businessmen who have been on the run for months over their involvement in drug trafficking.

This was contained in a statement, on Sunday, by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to him, the suspects were arrested by anti-narcotic officers assigned to track them.

“Nnebo Ikechukwu Christopher who has been wanted for his role in the importation of 40 cartons containing 346,800 pills of Co-codamol, a brand of paracetamol with Codeine seized at the cargo wing of the MMIA local airport since March 2022, was arrested on Thursday 3rd Nov,” Babafemi said.

Another suspect, Omeje Oliver (a.k.a David Mark), an automobile parts dealer, who has been on the run since April, was eventually arrested him on Monday 31st October in Enugu where he fled to after abandoning his business at Aspanda, Trade Fair Complex Lagos.

“He was wanted in connection with the seizure of 600 grams of heroin concealed inside soles of lady’s footwears going to Liberia on April 16.

“On the same day Omeje was arrested, operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport intercepted 550 grams of cannabis loud concealed in machine parts going to Dubai, UAE, while the sender, Ogbure Victor Ifeanyi was later arrested,” Babafemi added.