…Recovers 5,862kg Drugs
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a major drug kingpin, operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven, in Lagos State, Mrs. Sherifat Kehinde Lawal.
Arrested along with Mrs Lawal were six other suspects, in a raid by operatives of the NDLEA, who also recovered 5,862 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs, including Loud and Codeine on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
The road and arrest followed a credible intelligence and follow up surveillance on illicit drug dealing in Osho, Gambari, and Beecroft Streets, Patey Area of Lagos Island, when anti-narcotic officers stormed the Gambari Street base of the drug kingpin, where they arrested her and six of her accomplices at 9:30am Saturday February 26.
Other members of the cartel operating in the axis, however, mobilised hoodlums who attacked the operatives with stones, bottles and guns, in a bid to prevent the officers from arresting other kingpins marked for arrest, as well as taking the suspects already nabbed and drug exhibits away.
The operatives were, however, able to tactically defend themselves, took the suspects and exhibits away.
Other suspects in custody with Mrs. Lawal include: Ahmed Yisau; Solomon Alape; Olayemi Akinola; Salami Qudus; Bakare Rafiu; Rose Samson; Yusuf Rofiat, and Chukwudi Egon.
Reacting to the development, tye Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, rtd, commended the officers and men of the Lagos Command of the agency for the successful operation.
He warned those being used by drug cartels to obstruct or attack anti-narcotic officers in the course of doing their work to desist or face dire consequences.
