The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has explained how a wanted drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, was arrested in Lagos after a 17-year after manhunt
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig.-Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), who broke the news at a press conference yesterday, said the arrest had brought to an end, a reign of hiding in the dark to ship illicit drugs worth billions of naira across the world.
Marwa said Jeff was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA at his hideout in Ojo.
The NDLEA boss said operatives of its Special Operations Unit had been on the trail of Ogbonnaya, following an INTERPOL red notice against him and information from the National Intelligence Service of South Korea.
Marwa said: “The major development that warranted this special briefing pertains to the arrest of a drug lord who’s wanted across the world as the leader of an international drug trafficking organisation. I am therefore pleased to announce this significant breakthrough in our efforts to dismantle drug trafficking syndicates operating within the country. (TheNation)