The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has apprehended Chidi Olife, a suspected drug baron, who slipped from its grasp a decade earlier.
The agency said Olife escaped arrest for unlawful importation of 5.250 kilogram (kg) of heroin, concealed in books from Karachi, Pakistan to Lagos since June 2010.
NDLEA disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, Olife’s arrest was masterminded by Adeniyi Olumuyiwa, commander of NDLEA’s joint task force (JFN) and deputy commander of narcotics (DCN).
It said the operation on Olife was carried out following vital intelligence on the drug source; flight details; date and place of arrival; weight and mode of concealment; name; phone number; and address of the recipient of the consignment.
“The careful execution of the operation led to the arrest of Oladimeji Oladotun and Danjuma Idris while processing the documents for clearing the consignment. Both were the clearing agents hired by Olife, the owner of the drug,” the statement read.
“Upon being arrested, Idris was used to effect the arrest of Oke Ningo who Olife contacted to receive the consignment from the agents on his behalf, unfortunately, he escaped arrest at the point of receiving the drug as he suspected the person with the clearing agent to be an NDLEA officer.
“Subsequently, the house of Olife was traced to a street in Ajao estate, Lagos but before the JTF team could get there he had escaped with all members of his house due to the failed arrest of Ningo.
“The undaunted JTF team of officers placed surveillance on him. Their resilience yielded fruit 10 years after as Olife was eventually arrested.”
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