NDLEA Arrests Pastor, Wife with 11kg of Drugs, Nabs Female Supplier Linked to Terror Groups with 4.3kg Colorado
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a pastor and his wife in Lagos over the possession of 11 kilograms of illicit drugs, while also apprehending a suspected female supplier linked to terrorist groups in Borno State.
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The suspects, Afolabi Hodonu, 45, and his wife Success Hodonu, 35, were apprehended on Thursday, April 2, at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Seme border corridor.
According to the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, a search of the couple’s Honda Pilot SUV led to the discovery of the illicit substance carefully hidden within modified sections of the vehicle.
Babafemi disclosed that the arrest followed an earlier interception at the same checkpoint on March 30, when operatives arrested Sunday Samuel, 35, while transporting 24.5 kilograms of skunk from the Seme border to Lagos. Investigations from that operation reportedly led to the arrest of the cleric and his wife.
In a related development, NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport intercepted 3.10 kilograms of cocaine concealed in tins of palm kernel extract bound for the United Kingdom. Two suspects, Idris Olayiwola Amoo and Akinlami Akinsoji Adedoyin, were arrested.
Further intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the alleged sender, Ezemuwo Joel, and a suspected syndicate leader, King Arinze, 52, in Isolo, Lagos. Items recovered from his warehouse included 886 tins prepared for drug concealment and packaging tools.
In Borno State, NDLEA operatives also arrested a suspected female drug supplier to terrorist groups, Aisha Adamu, 28, along the Gamboru Ngala road with 4.3 kilograms of Colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis.
Additional operations across the country led to the seizure of 48,000 tramadol pills in Adamawa State, recovery of 1,378 kilograms of skunk from a warehouse in Edo State, and the arrest of a suspected dealer in Ibadan who allegedly used her 11-year-old daughter for drug distribution.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa, commended officers involved in the operations, reaffirming the agency’s resolve to dismantle drug trafficking networks across the country.
He stated that the agency would continue to target traffickers regardless of status, stressing that no individual or group would be shielded from the law.
NDLEA Arrests Pastor, Wife with 11kg of Drugs, Nabs Female Supplier Linked to Terror Groups with 4.3kg Colorado