NDLEA Declares 4 Members of Top Nigerian Drug Cartel Wanted, Releases Photos

NDLEA Declares 4 Members of Top Nigerian Drug Cartel Wanted, Releases Photos

  • Following a recent court order, the NDLEA has declared four associates of a Lagos kingpin wanted
  • The agency noted that the suspects were reportedly linked to Barryshine’s drug trafficking operations, linking them to multiple criminal networks
  • Members of the public with any information on the whereabouts of the four wanted suspects are encouraged to contact the nearest NDLEA Command

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has declared four associates of Lagos drug kingpin, Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu (a.k.a Barryshine, Ejeoto) wanted.

NDLEA shares photos, declares 4 ‘Barryshine’ drug cartel members wanted
NDLEA declares four ‘Barryshine’ drug cartel members wanted. Image for illustration purposes. Photo credit: @ndlea_nigeria
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Court grants approval to share suspects' identities

The suspects were declared wanted over their involvement in multiple drug trafficking activities for which ‘Barryshine’ is currently facing criminal charges at a Federal High Court (FHC) in Lagos.

The decision followed an order granted to the NDLEA by Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos.

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In a statement shared on its website on X on Monday, February 10, those wanted for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking activities include:

  1. Olarenwaju Ramon Abdulai (a.k.a Alhaji Loyingbo);
  2. Oluwafemi Akande Abidoye (a.k.a Igbono, Baba Eje, Ade Iwaya, Femi Iwaya);
  3. Olumuyiwa Olufemi Ilori (a.k.a Murphy); and
  4. Alate Kafy Bakare Bukki of Kaffy Travels.

The court in its ruling on Tuesday January 28, 2025 following the reliefs sought by NDLEA in charge no: FHC/L/731C/2024 ordered as follows:

“That an order of this Honourable Court declaring one Olarenwaju Ramon Abdulai a.k.a 'Alhaji Loyingbo', wanted by a public notice with their photographs conspicuously displayed, who are presently at large for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking activities with Suleiman Aremu a.k.a 'Barryshine', 'Ejeoto' is hereby granted.”

See the photos of the four suspects below:

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Nollywood actor caught with 17.30 kilograms of drugs

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the NDLEA announced that US-trained filmmaker Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe was arrested on December 27, 2024, in his Lekki hotel room for involvement in drug trafficking.

Mbadiwe's partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, was also apprehended the same day at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he was collecting 33 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannab!s.

The shipment, weighing 17.30 kilograms, had arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport from the United States, concealed in large wooden boxes.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.