The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended two drug kingpins who were previously declared wanted.
This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi.
The statement identified the drug lords as Ajiboye Samuel and a community leader, Alhaji Bashir Talba.
They were arrested in separate locations in Ogun and Lagos States on 25th and 27th September, respectively.
Samuel, popularly known as “Na God,” according to the statement, had been declared wanted after a raid on his warehouse in the Mushin area of Lagos, where 1,101 kilograms of Ghana Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, was seized.
Babafemi explained that Samuel had been evading arrest but was finally apprehended in a bank in Ogun State.
He said, “On Wednesday, 25th September, operatives arrested wanted drug kingpin Ajiboye Samuel (a.k.a Na God), after 12 months of evasion, following the raid on his warehouse in the Akala area of Mushin, Lagos, where 1,101 kilograms of Ghana Loud were recovered on 4th September 2023. His arrest in Ogun State was the result of coordinated efforts by the Agency’s Directorate of Assets and Financial Investigation, which traced 20 bank accounts linked to the suspect and blocked them.”
In addition, the agency arrested the wives and the son of Alhaji Bashir Talba, a wanted community leader, following the discovery of 226.2kg of cannabis at their residences in Badagry on 18th September.
Babafemi stated, “Similarly, on Friday, 27th September, NDLEA operatives in Lagos took into custody a wanted community leader and Sarkin Yamma of Badagry, Alhaji Bashir Talba, after the arrest of his two wives, Hauwa and Asma’u, and son, Sadat, as well as the seizure of 226.2kg of cannabis at their homes.”
Meanwhile, two ex-convicts, Muhammad Machido and Zakari Buhari, were also arrested in Katsina State.
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Machido was apprehended on the Kano-Katsina Highway with 51,000 opioid pills, while Buhari was arrested in Daura with 14 blocks of cannabis, weighing 7kg.
“Buhari was initially arrested on 8th February 2024 and sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment, with an option of a ₦15,000 fine, which he paid. Similarly, Machido had been previously arrested with 45kg of cannabis sativa and 2.5kg of tramadol on 12th December 2022 and sentenced to two years in prison,” Babafemi added.
In a related development, Babafemi disclosed that an automobile spare parts dealer, Ejiofor Chiwuzie, was arrested for attempting to export consignments of heroin and loud concealed in LED rechargeable lamps and metal sofa legs through the export shed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
He said, “Chiwuzie was arrested on Tuesday, 24th September 2024, at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, Lagos, where he sells automobile parts, following the seizure of his cargo at Lagos airport. The cargo, which was destined for Liberia, contained auto parts, rechargeable lamps, metal sofa legs, and electronics. Concealed within these items were 37 parcels of heroin weighing 1.10 kilograms and four blocks of loud, with a total weight of 1.20kg.”
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