NDLEA Arrest Drug Kingpin At Amuwo-Odofin

By Edith Igbokwe

The Chairman of Brig. Mohammed Marwa has commended operatives for tracking and arresting

A drug kingpin, Charles Eze, has been arrested by the National Drug And Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Sotel Suites in Amuwo Odofin LGA.

NDLEA investigation carried out on Eze revealed that he lived with his family in London, United Kingdom until December 10, 2022, when he returned to Nigeria after his involvement in a drug-related offense.

In May 2023, operatives of the NDLEA intercepted an illicit drug consignment weighing 30.10 kilograms with a street value of N567 million.

The large consignment of methamphetamine was said to be concealed in powdered custard containers as part of a consolidated cargo going to London.

Consequently, the operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the Lagos International Airport carried out a follow-up operation and arrested a freight agent, Nwobodo Chidiebere, and a female suspect, Chioma Akuta.

Two days after, operatives of the NDLEA tracked Eze, the drug lord behind the shipment to Sotel Suites in Amuwo Odofin where he was lodged as a guest.

When interrogated, Eze claimed that he was a businessman that deals in articles in Onitsha, Anambra State.

However, the NDLEA revealed in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Femi BabaFemi that Eze claimed to have been living in hotels since his return to Nigeria last December, but the NDLEA tracked his residence to a mansion located at No. 1 Hawawu Abikan Street, Lekki.

The agency said its operatives conducted a search and recovered his travel and property documents among others.