The Nigerian Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a drug baron identified as Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff in his den at Ojo area of Lagos State, after 17 years of investigation.
The announcement was made by the Chairman & Chief Exccutive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday March 3, 2025.
According to Brig. Gen. Marwa, Ogbonnaya, a citizen of Nigeria from Afikpo South, Ebonyi State, who was placed on Red Notice by the Interpol and South Korea has been on the run for 17 years now, while the NDLEA investigated and trailed along.
Ogbonnaya Jeff smuggled drugs into South Korea through his recruited Nigerian couriers, and laundered the proceeds by importing electronics and several other goods into Nigeria.
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“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,” Brig. Gen. Marwa stated.
“On Wednesday, 12th February 2025, we achieved that objective in the successful arrest of Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, a 59-year-old drug baron. The suspect was arrested at his hideout at No. 3, Ibukunoluwa Taiwo Close, off LASU Road, Lagos.
“He has been under NDLEA investigation before his arrest. As a result, we have comprehensive intelligence on his activities, and incontrovertible facts that he is a notorious drug lord who recruited young Nigerians as couriers to smuggle illicit substances into the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
“Our records reveal that many Nigerians apprehended outside the country for drug-related offences were linked to him. Furthermore, we have established that he laundered drug proceeds through the importation of electronics and other goods.
“Following his arrest, a search of his residence led to the recovery of multiple Nigerian international passports belonging to different individuals, many of which contained Korean visas,” Marwa said.
Some illicit substances were recovered in a storehouse at the back of his house, the NDLEA chairman added.
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