It said Giade, who served two terms of five years each, handed over the affairs of the NDLEA to the Director-General of the Agency, Roli Bode-George
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She noted that the truck was later found to have been loaded with cannabis in Ondo State and disclosed that the item was worth over N1 million
The statement said investigation activities conducted by the NDLEA’s Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate revealed that the suspects were involved in the laundering of substantial amount of illicit drug proceeds
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Udeviotu Onyeke, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Aba
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Umar said: “The suspect was apprehended with 260 grammes of cocaine. The drug was hidden inside his boxer shorts. I’m happy that FAAN assisted us in making this arrest. When the drug was field tested, it proved positive for cocaine. The suspect holds a dual citizenship of Nigeria and Lebanon
Umar said: “Tochukwu who was going to Paris inserted 225 grammes in his anus. Two other suspects coming from Brazil, Idehen Prince Henry ingested 56 wraps weighing 915 grammes and Ilemena Chinedu Peter concealed 1.225kg of cocaine. The total weight of the drugs seized from the suspects is 2.365kg.”
“The first suspect, Alaka Deburah, 47, was found with 1.180kg of cocaine. She inserted 260 grammes of cocaine in her private part and ingested 60 wraps weighing 920 grammes
Ofoyeju added in the statement: “This is not the end of the case as the NDLEA has filed a formal extradition process at the Federal High Court. The Agency is following the due process of law and will ensure that national interest is balanced against the constitutional rights of Mr. Kashamu. The mission of the NDLEA is not and has never been to abduct him, but to engage the extradition process. The Agency is taking necessary steps to ensure that Mr. Kashamu will be available to stand trial on extradition charges as required by law
The respondents also include: The Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, The National Security Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, the Nigeria Customs Services, the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
The NDLEA said it does not believe that any court will issue an order preventing a government agency from performing its statutory responsibilities in a lawful manner
In a statement in Lagos on Monday, signed by its Chairman, Dr. Modele Arise, the group said it aligned itself with the position of eminent Nigerians and lawyers, including Femi Falana (SAN), that Nigeria can no longer provide a safe haven for people who are indicted for committing crimes in foreign countries, most especially countries to which Nigeria has a legal obligation under existing extradition treaty
The spokesman of the anti-drug agency said the confinement of Kashamu would be pending his appearance in court on Monday to perfect his extradition to the United States
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency prosecutor, Charles Ugwuja, told the court that the accused was caught with the substance on March 21 at Atikankan Area of Ado-Ekiti