The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested and repatriated a suspected drug kingpin, Festus Ibewuike, from Benin Republic.
The agency noted that Ibewuike had allegedly been on the run for over two years in connection with a 49.70kg heroin seizure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on the official X account of the NDLEA on Wednesday that Ibewuike, 52, was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
The statement noted that the 52-year-old was arrested last Wednesday following a collaboration between the agency, INTERPOL in Nigeria and the Benin Republic to track him down.
According to the agency, Ibewuike had relocated to Mozambique, where he operated a hotel business as a front, after the NDLEA intercepted the heroin consignment at the airport in February 2024.
