NDLEA Secures Conviction of 5 Drug Kingpins
Five members of international organised criminal groups involved in drug trafficking have been convicted to a combined 21 years jail term.
The five were arrested and arraigned in court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The trio of Olasupo Michael Oladimeji; Muaezee Ademola Ogunbiyi; and Sola Adegoke who are leaders of one of the cartels were arrested following the seizure of 17.9 kilograms of cocaine concealed in textile materials and local charms going to Sydney, Australia at the export shed of the airport on 26th August 2025.
In the course of investigation, 20.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis, were recovered from Ogunbiyi’s home in Lekki and a black Range Rover SUV marked RBC 459 EJ found in Adegoke’s residence in Ikeja GRA.
They were subsequently arraigned on five counts before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos on 30th October 2025.
The accused persons later pleaded guilty to the charges against each of them, and Justice Kakaki on October 31, sentenced each of them to five years imprisonment with no option of fine.
The court ordered that the Range Rover SUV and Toyota Venza Car seized from the convicts, be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Similarly, two other drug kingpins, Obunike Joseph Obichukwu and Uzorchukwu Godspower Chukwurah, were sentenced to three years imprisonment, but given option of N2 million each.
They also forfeited N4m paid by Obunike to bribe NDLEA officers, to the Federal Government.
The two were arrested by NDLEA operatives following the seizure of 2.60kg cocaine and 27.90kg tramadol concealed in motor spare parts being taken to Gabon through the Lagos airport on 19th July 2025.
They were arraigned on Tuesday 4th November before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court Lagos on a six-count charge, and both pleaded guilty.
