NDLEA Recovers Gun At Drug Kingpin’s Home In Osun

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun Command, has raided the home of a drug kingpin, Mayowa Abayomi, in Ilesa, recovering a gun and hard drugs.

According to the agency, the gun is a locally-made pistol.

The suspect, is, however, still at large.

This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the agency in Osun, Charles Odigie, a copy made available to OSUN DEFENDER at the weekend.

The statement reads, “In Osun State, a raid of the home of a drug kingpin, Mayowa Abayomi Awe (aka Bishop) in Ilesa on Wednesday 4th September led to the seizure of 43grams of crack cocaine, 23grams of methamphetamine, 17.126kg cannabis and a locally made pistol.”

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OSUN DEFENDER reports that in recent months, the law enforcement agency has busted several cannabis sativa farms, and arrested drug kingpins, among others in the state.

NDLEA also arrested 17 suspects and destroyed 31,250 kilogrammes of cannabis.

Its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the suspects were arrested at the Owena forest in Oriade Local Government Area.

Babafemi said the operatives also destroyed 31,250 kilogrammes of cannabis on a 12.5-hectare farmland, and recovered 84 kilogrammes of processed marijuana and a single barrel dane gun.