After more than two years on the run, Festus Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin linked to the seizure of 49.70kg of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, has been arrested and brought back to Nigeria by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Mr Ibewuike, 52, also known as Chidibest Ibewuike, was arrested at the airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic, on 2 September, following intelligence received by the NDLEA.
He was handed over to Nigerian anti-narcotics officials on 4 September with the assistance of the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus in Nigeria and Benin and subsequently returned to Nigeria.
The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday.
The agency stated that Mr Ibewuike had been living in Mozambique, where he operated a hotel business which allegedly served as a cover for his activities.
