By Amofokhai Williams
Obiorah Chigozie Samuel, a wanted drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to ship illicit drug consignments to the United Kingdom.
He was cracked in an operation that led to the seizure of four tons of illicit substances in the past week.
Femi Babafemi, NDLEA‘s spokesman, said Obiorah had 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.
“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 said.
The NDLEA’s spokesman added that operatives of 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.
He disclosed that 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,” he said.
