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Former Council Boss Nabbed For Drug Trafficking

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BEVERLY HILLS, May 13, (THEWILL) – Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested former Vice Chairman of the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru.

Asekun had been on the wanted list of the agency following the recent arrest of some traffickers and drug hauls linked to him.

The suspected drug baron was, however, apprehended at about 9.40pm on Friday 7th May 2021 while trying to board a Virgin Atlantic airline flight to London at the Lagos airport.

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He was caught with a kilogramme of cocaine concealed in five pairs of palm slippers packed inside his suitcase.

Asekun Kehinde Sakiru.

THE WILL gathered that Asekun had been on the wanted list of the MMIA Command of the agency in connection with a case involving one Azeez Adeniyi Ibrahim, who was arrested with 6.45kg of cocaine in December 2020.

During preliminary investigation, it was gathered that the London-based baron is a seasoned politician.

In the course of tracking him, the sum of N131 million was seized from his account and another N14 million also blocked in the account of one of his traffickers, Azeez Adeniyi Ibrahim, bringing the total sum so far recovered from him to N145 million

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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.

Anthony Awunor, THEWILLhttps://thewillnews.com
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.

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