Edo: NDLEA rearrests suspect declared dead by wife in court affidavit

Operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, person rearrested a 50-year-old suspected cause trafficker identified arsenic Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal aft his woman allegedly swore to an affidavit declaring him dead.

DAILY POST reports that Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the Edo State commandant of the bureau who disclosed this successful a connection made disposable to newsmen successful Benin City on Tuesday, alleged that the volition of the affidavit was for the fishy to evade prosecution.

Ofoyeju said the fishy had earlier jumped bail erstwhile helium was arrested connected February 5, 2022 astatine Ugbekun Junction, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, portion transporting assorted quantities of psychotropic substances.

“The fishy was recovered successful possession of 0.257kg of Lexotan, 1kg of Diazepam, and 5.4kg of Phenobarbital, each concealed successful a achromatic Toyota autobus with registration fig Abuja BWR401XC.
“He was subsequently charged connected a three-count complaint of unlawful proscription of controlled substances, contrary to the NDLEA Act Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. 

“Count 1 specifically stated that Ibrahim Yusuf Lawal, connected oregon astir the 5th time of February 2022, without lawful authority, transported 0.257kg of Lexotan, a psychotropic substance akin to cocaine, heroin, an...