The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction and sentencing of three kingpins and 16 other offenders to a total of 302 years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs.
According to a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the 19 convicts were among 414 drug traffickers and dealers convicted by the Federal High Courts in Benue, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Gombe, and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja.
One of the kingpins, 50-year-old Bolanle Lookman Dauda, was arrested with 42 blocks of cocaine weighing 47.5 kilograms and was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment or payment of an option of N30 million fine.
Another kingpin, 34-year-old Ikeh Stanley Ifeanyi, was arrested with 1,100 ampoules of lethal synthetic opioid, fentanyl, weighing 6.480kg and was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment.
The NDLEA has expressed satisfaction with the convictions and sentences, stating that it is a testament to the agency’s commitment to ridding the country of illicit drugs.
