Lagos, Nigeria – Na wa o! NDLEA don finally catch notorious drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, wey don dey run from dem for seven good years! Bad guy wey don dey high-profile wanted list since 2019, na him dey shame dem as dem finally grab am on Sunday, July 13, 2025. E no easy to run, but dis one don finish.
Okpara Paul wey be 60 years old, na im dey hide for 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri, when NDLEA operatives manage find am. Na after dem catch one of him couriers, Achebe Kenneth Nnamdi, for Ilasamaja area with 7.6kg of cocaine plus 900 grams of methamphetamine wey dem fit trace am. E be like movie, abi? (No be to run dey sweet oo, but you know say catch dey follow).
After the chase, dem come search Okpara house wey confirm say na true say him dey do big business. Dem find extra 1.8kg cocaine and 1.3kg meth for him place. Omo, this man wey think say he fit run scatter dem plan, e no dey easy like that.
As dem dey deal with Okpara matter, dem also catch another suspect for Murtala Muhammed International Airport. One Omoregie Nice Uyiosa, wey dey plan carry 7,790 pills of tramadol and rohypnol go Italy, don land for trouble. Him say na him be the seller wey wan chop better money for abroad. E no know say dem dey watch am.
Dem for Lagos airport too intercept 1.70kg of skunk wey dey hide inside packs of Golden Morn cereal, dey go Pakistan. This one dey show say drug peddlers sabi follow all kinds of temptation. Chioba Robert Uchenna wey represent the cargo, na him don carry wahala come for himself.
As the NDLEA dey wahala with drug dealers, dem go Sarah Sam Hotels for Ogudu area, Kosofe. Na there dem come recover 1.3kg of cannabis, 900g of drug-laced gummies, and 22.9g of skunk. Obayemi Oyetade dey run the hotel, and e dey look like say him family dey deep inside dis drug business.
Nationwide, NDLEA don dey carry out series of operations. For Kaduna, dem arrest three suspects wey hold 742.9kg of skunk and Colorado. For Borno, dem seize 74,360 opioid pills from one Mercedes Benz driver. Dem even catch one 63-year-old mama for Bayelsa with 163 litres of skuchies. No be small wahala o!
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, wey be the NDLEA Chairman, don commend him team for their work wey dey tackle this drug issue. Dem dey put plenty effort and community engagement under their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) initiative, as dem dey raise awareness for schools across Niger, Adamawa, Enugu, Anambra, and Kano.
Wetin we go learn from this? Drug no be joke matter. People wey dey hustle to make money for these illegal businesses dey put dem self for serious gbege. NDLEA sabi their work, and dem dey tighten their grip on drug trafficking all over Nigeria. So, if you dey think say you go run from dem, better think again!
