NDLEA freezes suspected drug lord's 126 bank accounts

An alleged drug kingpin named Nsofor Chukwukadibia's 126 bank accounts have been blocked by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

Over N50 billion flowed through the accounts housed in several commercial banks, with cash inflows of N4.3 billion and withdrawals of N7.9 billion.

This was stated in court documents that our correspondent in Abuja was able to secure on Friday.

Chukwukadibia was detained in October of last year after a massive shipment of drugs worth N8.8 billion was found in one of his houses in the affluent Victoria Garden City neighborhood of Lekki, Lagos.

The NDLEA Director of Media, Femi Babafemi, claimed that the chemicals were housed inside the home in hundreds of containers.

The NDLEA last week discovered domestic accounts worth $381, 794.19 (or around N267, 255,933), £5,543.24 and another N100m as part of its investigations into Chukwukadibia's drug trafficking business.

Additionally, the NDLEA has seized 20 houses in Lagos, Abuja, and the South-East that belonged to the alleged drug lord.

It was discovered that Victoria Garden City was home to six of the structures.

“Though he claimed to have sold the mansions in the South-East, investigation is going on to ascertain his claims. Meanwhile, he is due to face drug trafficking and money laundering charges soon,’’ a senior official confirmed.

Further information revealed that nine vehicles, including three SUVs with bulletproof glass, were also taken from Chukwukadibia's houses by the NDLEA.

In a related event, the drug agency and India reached an agreement to stop the smuggling of tramadol into the country from Asia.

In addition to the successful operations against the drug barons, which had resulted in the crippling of their criminal networks throughout the nation, this is anticipated to considerably restrict the shipping of tramadol and other illegal substances into Nigeria.

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