Muhammed Umar, also known as “Boogie,” a notorious drug lord, was apprehended in Nasarawa by officials from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NAFDAC.
In a statement released on Tuesday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said a team of NDLEA agents stormed one of the most hostile drug establishments in the state capital on Thursday, July 8th.
He said that 356 kilograms of cannabis and numerous psychoactive chemicals were seized, along with the arrest of four big drug traffickers, including the most renowned drug lord in Nasarawa state, known as “Boogie” (actual name Muhammed Umar).
“His drug distribution tentacles cut across Kano, Plateau, Benue, and parts of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja,” he said.
Surprisingly, according to Babafemi, on the 8th, 9th, and 13th of July, some quantities of cocaine were intercepted in Benue.
“The first dealer, John Aondosoo was arrested in Makurdi on Thursday with 28.6grams of crack cocaine and after initial interrogation, it was discovered that his supplier, Henry Ezeomah would bring more supplies in the early hours of Friday from Obosi, Anambra.
“Indeed, the supplier was arrested last Friday with 29.17grams of crack cocaine. In another raid on Tuesday, 13th July the Benue command also seized some quantities of cocaine,” he said.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the Commanders, officers, and men of Kogi, Nasarawa, and Benue Commands of the Agency for taking the war against illicit drugs in Nigeria to the doorsteps of the cartels.
He charged them not to relent but remain strong in their mission to rid every neighborhood of the drug plague.