A notorious drug kingpin Okechukwu Izugha (a.k.a Okey Omeogo) has been arrested in Lagos by operatives of a Special Operations Unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after 12 months of going into hiding.
A statement on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said Okey Omeogo was nabbed on Wednesday 9th July at his wife’s shop in Ijesha market.
“Izugha came under NDLEA radar on 7th August 2024 after a 9kg cocaine was recovered from a suspect Obiora Joseph Agudosi at a motor park in Orile, Lagos while going to deliver the consignment in the southeast.
“Izugha was identified as the owner of the seized drug. In the course of investigating the kingpin and his network, his wife Maureen Izugha was arrested with 500grams of cocaine at her beverages store in Ijesha market on 21st January 2025.
“She was thereafter arraigned in court, convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment.
“Unknown to him that NDLEA was still on his trail, the wanted kingpin came out of his hiding and was promptly arrested last Wednesday,” the statement said.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, retired Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa praised the men and officers of the agency for their drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts.
