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NDLEA intercepts 34,950 Tramadol, Diazepam shipment in Agege

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it seized 34,950 capsules of Tramadol and Diazepam in Lagos.

This was contained in a statement on Saturday by NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja.

Babafemi stated that the shipment which was meant to be delivered to suspected insurgents in Borno was intercepted at a motor park in Agege, Lagos.

The spokesman also confirmed that a 25-year-old suspect, Mohammed Isah, has been arrested in connection with the delivery.

According to the statement, the suspect was arrested with 12, 390 capsules of Tramadol (4.8kg) and 22,560 tablets of Diazepam (14kg).
Babafemi explained that the suspect confessed during interrogation that he has been staying in Lagos since 2013.

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Isah said that he started out as a commercial motorcycle (Okada), moved to tricycle (Keke Marwa) and currently drives a township bus plying from Ikeja to Ojota.

“The suspect said that on May 28, one Kakali Abubakar invited him to Ezekiel Street, Ikeja and gave him the assignment of transporting the drugs to Maiduguri and offered to pay him N50, 000, which he accepted.

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“He said that Kakali advised him to either board a tanker or trailer from Lagos to Maiduguri, to avoid being caught.’’

 

Babafemi added that the suspect confessed that he planned to travel in a bus operated by SD Motors from Lagos to Kano before boarding another vehicle to Maiduguri.

“The suspect claimed that he accepted the offer because of financial strain on him as his wife and three children, displaced by Boko Haram activities, are currently in an IDP camp in Maiduguri.’’

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Babafemi said investigations revealed that before Mohammed’s arrest, Kakali had travelled from Lagos to Maiduguri, to await the arrival of the consignment.

Speaking on the development, NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen.-Buba Marwa commended the Lagos state command for their vigilance in blocking such volume of drugs from getting to Borno, currently the nation’s hotbed of insurgency.

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