NDLEA intercepts 399 Kaduna-bound IEDs, arrests wanted drug kingpin in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 399 pieces of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) being transported to Kaduna by one Oluwagbenga Leke.

In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the 33-year-old suspect was arrested on September 7 along Mokwa-Jebba road.

Babafemi said the suspect claimed that the explosives were handed to him at a park in Ibadan, Oyo state to be delivered to someone in Kaduna.

He said the suspect and exhibits have been transferred to the military authorities in Niger state.

Babafemi said in Ogun state, Yinka Azeez, a suspected drug dealer, was arrested at Sabo Lafenwa, Abeokuta on September 5.

He said the suspect’s arrest followed the seizure of 41kgs cannabis from one Titilayo Adetayo at Sagamu interchange.

Babafemi added that two suspects —  Muhammad Aliyu and Abdullahi Zakariya — were arrested for the possession of over 426.5Kg of skunk.

He said the suspects were apprehended on September 5 along Zaria-Kano road and at Hayin Arewa Hotoro in Kano, respectively.

“Destiny Irabor was nabbed on Friday 8th September with over 180kgs Opioids  loaded in his Toyota Sienna car,” Babafemi said.

“In Edo, operatives stormed the Ekudo forest, Onwude LGA where they destroyed cannabis farms measuring 4.236347 hectares.

“The operatives on Thursday Sept. 7 raided the house of one Amuodu Egwehide, 40, in Iloje Okpuje, Owan West LGA, where they recovered 22 bags of skunk weighing 261.4kgs.

“A suspect, Gapchiya Modu, 26, was arrested with 60kgs of cannabis along Kano-Nguru Road, Nguru, Yobe.

“While in Imo, 200 blocks of the same substance weighing 57kgs were recovered from Usim Orji, 45, along Aba-Owerri Road on 6th September.

“After over two months of surveillance, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday Sept. 6 arrested a wanted kingpin, Idoko Festus Ifesinachi, 40, linked to the importation of 76.9kgs Canadian Loud.

“It was intercepted in a container marked MSDU6686346 at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers on 2nd June.”

He said the suspect was arrested at his hideout in Lagos and taken to Port Harcourt.