The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug baron, Asekun Sakiru
Sakiru , a former vice chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, (LCDA) was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos
NDLEA ‘s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi who disclosed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja,
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.
Babafemi said Sakiru was arrested 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 Virgin Atlantic Airline flight to London, United Kingdom at the MMIA in Ikeja Lagos.
According to Babafemi, at the point of his arrest, the baron was caught with a kilogramme of cocaine concealed in five pairs of palm 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 seasoned politician.
“He was at different times between 2004 and 2014 the vice chairman of Lagos Island East LCDA. He had also contested and lost elections for House of Representatives in 2007 and Lagos State House of Assembly in 2015.
“Although, he claimed to be an international businessman who deals in automobiles, investigation is yet to confirm that to be the source of his acquired wealth,”Babafemi said.
He added that in the course of tracking him, the sum of N131 million was seized from his account and another N14 million also blocked 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 commended the officers and men of the MMIA Command of the agency for their resilience and dedication to duty adding the arrest is a clear warning to drug traffickers that they Abuja, May 12, 2021 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug baron and former vice chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, (LCDA), Asekun Sakiru.
The agency`s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Wednesday 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 the long arm of the law however 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 Virgin Atlantic Airline flight to London, United Kingdom at the MMIA in Ikeja Lagos.
According to Babafemi, at the point of his arrest, the baron was caught with a kilogramme of cocaine concealed in five pairs of palm 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 seasoned politician.
“He was at different times between 2004 and 2014 the vice chairman of Lagos Island East LCDA. He had also contested and lost elections for House of Representatives in 2007 and Lagos State House of Assembly in 2015.
“Although, he claimed to be an international businessman who deals in automobiles, investigation is yet to confirm that to be the source of his acquired wealth,”Babafemi said.
He added that in the course of tracking him, the sum of N131 million was seized from his account and another N14 million also blocked 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 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 while warning those in the illicit business that they would soon enter the dragnet of the Agency.
