NDLEA arrests Nigerian billionaire over N3bn Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a Nigerian “billionaire drug baron”.

The suspect is Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu, Chairman of Mallinson Group.

A statement on Monday by NDLEA Media Director, Femi Babafemi said he is behind the N3 billion Tramadol deal involving Abba Kyari.

Kyari, a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, led Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

Ukatu was arrested at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport in Ikeja after months of surveillance and evading arrest.

NDLEA said he’s been a major importer of large consignments of different brands and high dosages of Tramadol Hydrochloride, ranging from 120mg, 200mg, 225mg and 250mg.

Ukatu owns pharmaceutical and plastic manufacturing companies, which he allegedly used as a cover to import illicit drugs into Nigeria.

“This is in addition to operating 103 bank accounts, most of which are used to launder money”, Babafemi noted.

Ukatu came under watch in 2021, a year after five cartons of Tramadol 225mg were seized from his staff on 4th May 2021.

He had sent them to sell to undercover police officers (unknown to Ukatu), from the then Kyari-led IRT, in Lagos.

The price of a carton of Tramadol was negotiated at N17million each as against the then black market value that ranged between N18million and N20million a carton.

After the arrest of Ukatu’s staff, Pius Enidom and Sunday Ibekwete, Kyari’s men were led to Mallinson’s warehouse at Ojota in Lagos where 197 additional cartons of Tramadol 225mg were seized by the IRT.

The monetary value of the 202 cartons of Tramadol seized from Mallinson in one day was over N3 billion.

Three weeks after the seizure, the Kyari’s IRT team transferred only 12 cartons of the Tramadol with one truck and a suspect to the Lagos Command of the NDLEA, leaving 190 cartons unaccounted for.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/25/ndlea-arrests-nigerian-billionaire-over-n3bn-tramadol-linked-to-abba-kyari-others/

There's a proverb that says " na person wey dem catch ma him be thief ". All those politicians and co, are they not involved too . All na wash

I'm not surprised.

You hardly see any rich man who made his wealth in Nigeria without some shady deals. That's because Nigeria is not engineered to help its people grow.

Just imagine how long it will take a graduate who earns 30k from N-Power to make his or her first one million.

Toh

If Omenka speaks, our Billionaire tribesmen will totally ignore the content of the original post to build permanent residences inside mentions.

The dragnet is gradually closing in on that other Baron in Abuja with his thin facade of Night Life Entertainment mugol.

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SmartPolician:
I'm not surprised.

You hardly see any rich man who made his wealth in Nigeria without some shady deals. That's because Nigeria is not engineered to help its people grow.

Just imagine how long it will take a graduate who earns 30k from N-Power to make his or her first one million.

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Stop encouraging crime.

Ever heard of humble beginning?

omenka:
If Omenka speaks, our Billionaire tribesmen will totally ignore the content of the original post to build permanent residences inside mentions.

The dragnet is gradually closing in on that other Baron in Abuja with his thin facade of Night Life Entertainment mugol.

If I be the judge, Below will be my judgment.

Ukatu - Forfeit of all his asset plus 21 years imprisonment.

Abba Kyari - Forfeit of all his asset plus 42 years imprisonment. This is because as a law enforcement agent, he shouldn't be a drug trafficking enabler.

omenka:
If Omenka speaks, our Billionaire tribesmen will totally ignore the content of the original post to build permanent residences inside mentions.

The dragnet is gradually closing in on that other Baron in Abuja with his thin facade of Night Life Entertainment mugol.

Ina a country that may have a drug dealer as president next year

againstGEJ:
http://www.saharareporters.com/news-page/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture-judgement

Sahara Reporters has obtained original copies of a judgement in the case of United States v Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State, in which Bola Tinubu was charged (along with other defendants) in a case of massive drug trafficking and money laundering. This judgement directly relates to (and further documents) the September 16, 2008 "How U.S Federal Agents succesfully Linked Bola Tinubu to drug Trafficking Ring in Chicago" report by Sahara Reporters

Snippets of the case and subsequent judgement are presented below. The complete document (VERY LARGE pdf file - 4mb) can be downloaded at the end of this report.

The United States of America, by its attorney, Michael J. Shepard, United States Attorney for Northern District of Illinois, for its verified complaint of forfeiture, states as follows:

1. This is a FORFEITURE action under 21 U.S.C , ss88 and 18, ss 981,
2. The DEFENDANT funds are located in the above-described accounts and were SEIZED pursuant to PROCESS ISSUED BY THIS COURT,
,
4, beginning as early as 1998, Adegboyega Mueez Akande, WITH OTHERS OPERATED a organiszation (sic) which DISTRIBUTED WHITE HEROIN, a controlled substance under Title 21 of the United States Code.
5, this DISTRIBUTION OPERATION was conducted on a LARGE SCALE and the PROCEEDS of the operation SUBSTANTIAL. The defendant funds represent proceeds of this OPERATION of property involved in MONEY LAUNDERING.
6, the defendant funds represent proceeds of NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING , and , MONEY LAUNDERING, the funds are therefore FOREFEITABLE to the United States,

JUDGEMENT:
j, Neither a claim nor answer has been filed on behalf of the defendant funds , accordingly, it hereby
ORDERED that the funds in the AMOUNT of $460,000 in account, in the name of BOLA TINUBU represents proceeds of NARCOTICS or were involved in financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C ss 1956 and 1957 and therefore these funds are forfeit to the United States,

Beaf:
[size=14pt]U.S AGENTS EXPOSE BOLA TINUBU'S DRUG TRAFFICKING DEALS [/size]

Facts have emerged that the erstwhile Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu may have been involved in a white heroin trafficking network which operated in Chicago and some parts of Indiana and led by one Adegboyega Mueez Akande between 1988 and 1993. The source of the white heroine was identified as one Mr. Lee Andrew Edwards who was incarcerated for attempting to murder a federal agent while the agent was executing a search warrant on him.

According to the Verified Complaint for forfeiture in case No. 93 C 4483 Obtained by SaharaReporters, which was filed on July 26, 1993 before the Hon. Judge Nordberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Government urged the Court to order the forfeiture of funds in accounts Nos. 263226700 held by First Heritage Bank in the name of Bola Tinubu, funds in accounts 39483134, 39483396, 4650279566, 00400220, 39936404 and 39936383 held by Citibank N.A in the name of Bola Tinubu and funds in accounts 52050-89451952,52050-89451952, 52050-89451953 held by Citibank in the name of Bola Tinubu because there was probable cause to believe that the funds in Tinubu's bank accounts represented proceeds of narcotics trafficking or were monies involved in financial transactions in violations of 18 U.S.C, sections 1956 and 1957 and therefore, was forfeitable to the U.S Government.

http://www.pointblanknews.com/os1147.html

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omenka:
If Omenka speaks, our Billionaire tribesmen will totally ignore the content of the original post to build permanent residences inside mentions.

The dragnet is gradually closing in on that other Baron in Abuja with his thin facade of Night Life Entertainment mugol.

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