The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested Emeka Mbadiwe (Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe) a US-trained Nollywood filmmaker and a notorious drug lord in Lagos.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, the filmmaker and motivational speaker, was arrested in a hotel in Lekki, Lagos, on December 27, 2024.
The statement added that Mbadiwe’s arrest followed the earlier detention of his associate, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja.
James was allegedly caught retrieving 33 parcels of Loud, a potent cannabis strain weighing 17.30 kilogrammes after the shipment had arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) from the United States on December 24, 2024, concealed in wooden boxes.
Also in Lagos, the NDLEA arrested a queen of drugs, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye, a prominent Lagos socialite known as “Iya Ruka,” at her residence in Okota. Her arrest followed the interception of a truck loaded with 1,540 kilogrammes of imported cannabis.
Despite her public persona as a fabric importer, investigations revealed she led a major drug cartel in Mushin, Lagos.
