In an effort to put an end to drug activities in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a couple wanted for their involvement in exporting drugs.
As the fight continued, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, made this known through a statement disclosed on their Facebook page on Sunday.
The statement revealed that the couples bearing the various names Kazeem Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), who resided in India, are alleged to be involved in cocaine business with their four Nigerian counterparts.
NDLEA noted that the four business partners have been apprehended in Lagos, while a sports utility vehicle, including two houses, has been sealed.
Two suspects, Imran Olalekan and Ishola Olalekan, were arrested on April 3, 2024, for their attempt to export 3.40 kg of cocaine. They boarded a Qatar Airlines flight going to Oman through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.
An additional suspect, Hamed Saheed, was apprehended on Tuesday, May 14, in the Abule Egba area of Lagos. When the operatives of NDLEA stormed his home, they recovered some phenacetine, a cutting agent for cocaine, weighing 900 grammes.
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Meanwhile, his arrest led to the apprehension of an undisclosed suspect at the residence of Owoalade, located at 20 Eyiaro Street, Ogudu Orioke, Lagos, and a new model Toyota RAV4 SUV marked FKJ-773 JJ belonging to Rashidat and an additional 400 grammes of cocaine were also recovered.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Marwa, commended the efforts of the operatives as they represent the aims and objectives of the agency.
