NDLEA Arrests Ex-Council Boss For Drug Trafficking, Seizes N145m

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a fomer vice-chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, Asekun Sakiru, for alleged drug trafficking.
The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement in Abuja that the arrest was made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Babafemi said that the suspect had been on the wanted list of the agency following the recent arrest of some drug traffickers and drug seizures linked to him.
He said that the law caught up with the wanted baron at about 9.40 p.m on Friday May 7, 2021.
He added that the arrest took place while the drug baron was trying to board a flight to London via the MMIA.
According to Babafemi, at the point of his arrest, the baron was caught with a kilogramme of cocaine concealed in five pairs of slippers packed inside his suitcase.
“He has been on the wanted list of the MMIA command of the agency in connection to a case involving one Azeez Adeniyi Ibrahim who was arrested with 6.45kg of cocaine in December, 2020.
“During preliminary investigation, it was gathered that the London based baron is a politician.
He explained that N131 million was seized from his account and another N14 million was frozen in the account of one of his traffickers, Azeez Adeniyi Ibrahim.
This, he said, brought the total sum so far recovered from him to N145 million.
According to the statement, the Chairman, NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has commended the officers and men of the MMIA Command of the agency for their resilience and dedication to duty.
He expressed hope that with the support of all stakeholders, the problem of drug trafficking and abuse in Nigeria would be drastically reduced.
“This arrest is yet another message and red alert to those still in this criminal trade, whether as barons or traffickers that they will soon enter the dragnet of the agency,” Marwa said.