• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Crime

NDLEA Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin, Septuagenarian, Chadian Over Illicit Drugs

... recovers 99,867 pills of opioids in Lagos, 5 other states

Vital News by Vital News
October 1, 2023
in Crime
0
NDLEA Nabs Wanted Drug Kingpin, Septuagenarian, Chadian Over Illicit Drugs
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) says it has arrested one Obiorah Chigozie Samuel, a suspected drug kingpin that has been on its wanted list since September 15, 2022.

The anti-narcotic agency which disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said Obiorah had been wanted for attempts to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom.

His arrest, according to the statement signed by the Spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, was made possible through interdiction operations that led to the seizure of four tons of illicit substances.

“Obiorah Chigozie Samuel has been on the wanted list of the Agency since 15th September 2023 when a consignment of 1.500kg skunk concealed in flour going to London, UK was intercepted at the SAHCO export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos, and his freight agent, Nworah Adaugo Precious arrested.

RelatedStories

NDLEA Bursts Consignments Of Drugs Going To US, UK, DRC, Arrests Two Suspects

Man Suspected To Be Drug Supplier To Bandits Arrested In Kogi With N600,000 Cash

Corruption : An Appeal To President Tinubu To Revisit Controversial Cases Abandoned By Buhari

NDLEA Arrests Man For Concealing 127 Wraps Of Cocaine In Pant, Stomach

“Convinced that the 1.500kg consignment had sailed through, Obiorah walked into the Agency’s dragnet on Thursday 28th September when he personally brought another tranche of 2.00kg concealed in cartons to the airport for shipment to the UK.

” In his interview, Obiorah claimed he was into shoes sales in Lagos before venturing into the illicit drug business,” Babafemi explained.

In another development, operatives of the agency attached to the Federal Capital Territory Command of the Agency on Friday 29th September ” intercepted a container truck with registration number BD G41 XM coming from Lagos to Kano at the Gwagwalada area of the FCT.

“No less than 1,188 kilograms of skunk loaded at Owo, Ondo State and hidden under cartons of tooth paste were recovered from the truck and its driver, Amafan Fattison, 28, arrested.

” In the same vein, NDLEA officers in Bayelsa State on Wednesday 27th September seized 432kgs of the same substance from an abandoned J5 bus along Saipem road, Opolo, Yenagoa.

” The vehicle was equally recovered from the scene for further investigation.

” In Kano, a septuagenarian grandpa, Ado Mai Unguwa, 70, was arrested on Saturday 30th September with 143.2kgs skunk in Dindere village, Tofa LGA, while operatives in Enugu same day recovered 110.6kgs of same substance from a locked-up shop at Aria new market.

” Operatives in Lagos also on Saturday 30th September stormed the notorious Idi-Oro drug enclave in Mushin where they seized 212.5kgs of cannabis sativa belonging to a wanted drug lord.

“This is even as NDLEA officers in Kwara State recovered 104kgs of skunk from a Toyota camry car in Offa area of the state, while a Chadian, Mohammed Ibrahim, 25, was nabbed at Mafa check point, Borno state with 11.8kgs of same substance on Monday 25th September.

“In Plateau, the state police command in the spirit of inter-agency collaboration transferred four suspects : Yusuf Akim; Frank Gah; Jackson Ejeh and Joseph Utsu, and 1,978kgs cannabis recovered from them to the state command of NDLEA, while in Cross River, operatives on Monday 25th September seized 40,000 ampules of pentazocine injection from two suspects : Fajulugbe Adeshola Temitayo, 35, and Nnaorji Agwe Solomon, 54, at Mobil by MCC road, Calabar.

” Also in Kogi State, NDLEA officers on Wednesday 27th September arrested a suspect, Ifeanyi Odoh, 25, with 59,867 pills of opioids including Tramadol and 4.03kgs cannabis sativa at Idah area of the state,” he said.

Also during the week under review, the agency’s War Against Drug Abuse ( WADA) advocacy activities equally continued across country.

“Some of them include: WADA advocacy visit to the Director/CEO, Nigeria French Village, Badagry, Lagos, Prof. Lateef Babatunde Ayeleru by the Seme Special Area command of NDLEA; WADA sensitisation lecture at Ar-Rahmania College of Health Sciences, Minna, Niger State; WADA advocacy lecture at Pentecostal Academy, Aba, Abia State and WADA sensitisation lecture for students and staff of School of Nursing, Eket, Akwa Ibom State among others,” the statement added.

While reacting to the arrests and seizures , the Chairman/CEO of the NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and men of the MMIA, Lagos, FCT, Bayelsa, Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Cross River, Borno and Enugu Commands for their efforts.

Marwa equally praised their counterparts in all the commands across the country for ensuring a fair balance between their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction activities, urging them to keep up the good performance.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

 

 

Tags: arrestedBarondrugsNDLEA
Previous Post

20 Die In Fuel Tanker Explosion On Warri – Benin Road

Next Post

Police To Investigate Violent Attack On Kogi SDP Governorship Campaign Train

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

NDLEA Bursts Consignments Of Drugs Going To US, UK, DRC, Arrests Two Suspects
Crime

NDLEA Bursts Consignments Of Drugs Going To US, UK, DRC, Arrests Two Suspects

October 19, 2025
Man Suspected To Be Drug Supplier To Bandits Arrested In Kogi With N600,000 Cash
Crime

Man Suspected To Be Drug Supplier To Bandits Arrested In Kogi With N600,000 Cash

October 19, 2025
BHPF : President Tinubu Approves Immediate Release Of N29,284,145,353.78 To 36 States,FCT
Crime

Corruption : An Appeal To President Tinubu To Revisit Controversial Cases Abandoned By Buhari

October 13, 2025
NDLEA Arrests Man For Concealing 127 Wraps Of Cocaine In Pant, Stomach
Crime

NDLEA Arrests Man For Concealing 127 Wraps Of Cocaine In Pant, Stomach

October 12, 2025
Nigeria, Qatar Strengthen Partnership Against Illicit Drug Trafficking
Crime

Nigeria, Qatar Strengthen Partnership Against Illicit Drug Trafficking

October 9, 2025
Next Post
Kogi Guber Poll : Your Allegation Malicious, Misleading, Pretentious – Kogi Police Tell Muritala Ajaka

Police To Investigate Violent Attack On Kogi SDP Governorship Campaign Train

Strike : NLC, TUC Shun Meeting With Federal Government

NLC, TUC Accept Offers From FG, May Suspend Oct. 3 Strike

Kogi Born Ilebaye Odiniya Emerges BBNaija All Stars Winner, Carts Home N170 million In Cash, Prizes

Kogi Born Ilebaye Odiniya Emerges BBNaija All Stars Winner, Carts Home N170 million In Cash, Prizes

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

PDP NEC Appoints Damagum As Substantive National Chairman, Zones Presidential Ticket To South

PDP NEC Appoints Damagum As Substantive National Chairman, Zones Presidential Ticket To South

2 months ago
Court Sentences Canadian Woman To 11years Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

Court Sentences Canadian Woman To 11years Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

12 months ago
MR PRESIDENT, YOUR ADDRESS DID NOT ADDRESS –  Taofiq Adesina Azeez

IWD 2023 : Buhari Celebrates Nigeria Women

3 years ago
LASG Moves To Create Database For Youths

LASG Moves To Create Database For Youths

2 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Governor Adeleke Appoints Davido Chairman Of Osun State Sports Trust Fund

FG Warns Buyers To Stay Off ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria Land, Four Other Landed Property In Oyo

‎IMPI Revises Inflation Rate Projection To 14% From 17% For December

National Orthopedic Hospital Jalingo Signs MoU With Police Health Maintenance Limited

Former Kogi Senator In Trouble Over Attempts To Scuttle Appointment Of Amupitan As INEC Chairman, Action Raises Dust Among Kinsmen

Three INEC Officials Going For November 8 Anambra Governorship Election Kidnapped In Kogi

Trending

Dangote Denies Ownership Of Truck Involved In Enugu Accident
News

Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident

by Vital News
October 23, 2025
0

Dangote Group has refuted reports circulating on social media and in some online platforms linking it to...

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman

October 23, 2025
Trailer Crushes Female University Lecturer To Death In Lokoja

Trailer Crushes Female University Lecturer To Death In Lokoja

October 23, 2025
Governor Adeleke Appoints Davido Chairman Of Osun State Sports Trust Fund

Governor Adeleke Appoints Davido Chairman Of Osun State Sports Trust Fund

October 22, 2025
FG Cancels Independence Anniversary Parade

FG Warns Buyers To Stay Off ARCEDEM, Radio Nigeria Land, Four Other Landed Property In Oyo

October 22, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Dangote Group Denies Ownership Of Truck In Akungba-Akoko Accident October 23, 2025
  • Former Minister, Tanimu Turaki, Emerges Northern PDP Consensus Candidate As National Chairman October 23, 2025
  • Trailer Crushes Female University Lecturer To Death In Lokoja October 23, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In