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Lagos Drug Kingpin Busted! NDLEA Storms Hotel, Seizes Italy, Pakistan-Bound Narcotics

Published July 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM

By BushRadio

A 60-year-old notorious drug baron, Okpara Paul Chigozie, has been captured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after evading arrest for seven years. The special operations unit of the agency nabbed him while he was attempting to traffic large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine to southeastern Nigeria and other regions.

According to a statement released by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Okpara—who had been on the agency’s wanted list since 2019—was tracked to his hideout at 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri, Ojo, Lagos, where he was arrested on Sunday, July 13, 2025. His arrest followed the earlier interception of one of his couriers, 51-year-old Achebe Kenneth Nnamdi, at Ilasamaja around 5:45 a.m. the same day. Achebe, en route to Onitsha, Anambra State, was caught with 7.6kg of cocaine and 900g of meth cleverly concealed in a Toyota Sienna’s compartments.

Subsequent searches at Okpara’s residence yielded 1.8kg of cocaine and 1.3kg of methamphetamine.

In other operations across the country:

At Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives and Aviation Security staff seized 7,790 pills of tramadol and rohypnol from a passenger, Omoregie Nice Uyiosa, en route to Italy via Turkey. He confessed to buying the drugs to sell abroad at higher profits.
At the airport’s export section, officials intercepted 1.7kg of cannabis (skunk) disguised in Golden Morn cereal packs, bound for Pakistan. Chioba Robert Uchenna, who presented the cargo, was arrested.
A raid on Sarah Sam Hotels in Kosofe, Lagos led to the arrest of Obayemi Oyetade. Seized were 1.3kg of chocolate cannabis, 900g of gummies, and 22.9g of skunk, along with three vehicles.
In Kaduna, three suspects were arrested with 742.8kg of skunk and Colorado during a raid in Narayi High Cost area.
In Kano, 36,000 pills of tramadol were confiscated from Lawan Rabiu on Danbatta-Kazaure Road.
In Gombe, Aliyu Abubakar was arrested with 25,000 pills of tramadol and exol-5, while Mohammed Adamu and Furaira Idris were caught with 29kg of compressed skunk.
In Borno, 74,360 opioid pills were seized from a Mercedes Benz C180, and Audu Modu (44) was arrested.
In Bayelsa, 63-year-old Akuna Nelson was caught in possession of 163 litres of skuchies (a local drug cocktail).
In Kogi, four suspects—Ikechukwu Abugu, Sunday Ani, Chukwu Christian, and Emmanuel Olisakwe—were arrested with 2kg of meth during a checkpoint search.
In Abia State, a raid at 4 Niger Street, Aba led to the seizure of tramadol, cocaine, heroin, meth, and ₦736,000 from notorious dealer Nduka Obi.
45,000 pills of tramadol were seized from Chisom Okpalaeke along the Onitsha–Enugu Expressway, while in Taraba, Ngwokwoka Thomas and Mohammed Audu were arrested with 10,000 tramadol capsules and 1g of cannabis.