According to a report from Punch on September 4th, 2023, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Ngene Onyedikachi, a drug kingpin who played a significant role in recruiting a couple of individuals involved in smuggling. This couple was arrested in Lagos on August 1, 2023. Additionally, the NDLEA carried out successful operations across the country, resulting in the seizure of various types of illicit drugs.
On August 6, 2023, The PUNCH reported the arrest of the fake couple, Onyebuchi and Nonyelum, by the NDLEA operatives. The couple had ingested 184 wraps of cocaine, weighing 3.322kg, with an additional 100 grams of the drug concealed in the woman's private part.
Furthermore, the NDLEA announced on Sunday that they have apprehended several other suspects involved in drug-related offenses throughout the country. These individuals include Peter Iwebema, Ekechukwu Ndubuisi, Suleiman Oba, Nafiu Arzika, Jamilu Aminu, and Ismaila Razak, among others.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, stated in a statement obtained on Sunday that Ngene Onyedikachi was arrested at his residence in Akoka, Yaba by NDLEA operatives on Friday. The arrest of Onyedikachi, who was responsible for recruiting the fake couple, Ilonzeh Onyebuchi and Ilonzeh Nonyelum, was the result of an intensive 25-day surveillance operation.
Babafemi further mentioned that the suspect confessed to being introduced to the fake couple by another member of his criminal syndicate, whom he had met at a church in Lagos.
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