Crime
NDLEA apprehends female drug kingpin in Ibadan, arrests two terrorist drug suppliers in Borno
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted female drug kingpin identified as a major distributor of illicit drugs in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, January 4, 2025.
According to Babafemi, the suspect, a 65-year-old woman identified as Fatima Ilori, popularly known as Mama Kerosine, was arrested during an intelligence-led operation carried out on December 29, 2025.
He added that Ilori was apprehended alongside another female suspect, 35-year-old Olusanya Abosede, at the Onireke/Elekuro area of Ibadan.
Babafemi further revealed that NDLEA operatives also disrupted the supply of illicit drugs to insurgents with the arrest of two suspected suppliers and the seizure of large quantities of prohibited substances in Borno State.
One of the suspects, 26-year-old Isa Mohammed, was arrested after NDLEA operatives intercepted 9,150 ampoules of Tramadol Injection along the Maiduguri–Gamboru Ngala Road on Friday, January 2, 2026. The second suspect, Musa Samaila, aged 30, was apprehended at Biu Market the same day with 34,000 capsules of Tramadol.
The NDLEA reaffirmed its commitment to curbing drug trafficking and dismantling networks involved in supplying illicit drugs, particularly those linked to criminal and insurgent activities across the country.
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