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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) has arrested Lekan Jimoh, also known as Kanmo-kanmo, a suspect wanted in connection with the killing of three NDLEA officers in 2014.
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspect was arrested on Friday, January 16, 2026, after the agency’s tactical teams tracked him to his hideout in Owode town, Ogun State, following credible intelligence.
Babafemi alleged that Kanmo-Kanmo is notorious for drug trafficking, evading arrest and mobilising armed thugs against security agents. He also disclosed that 69 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis, were recovered from the suspect during the operation.
According to Babafemi, Jimoh had been on the agency’s wanted list for more than 12 years after an attempt to arrest him on June 15, 2014, reportedly led to a violent confrontation.
“The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the Agency’s commitment to ensuring that no fugitive, regardless of how long they evade justice, remains beyond the reach of the law,” Babafemi said.
“Lekan Jimoh’s criminal history is marked by extreme violence and lawlessness. As a result, he had on 15th June 2014 orchestrated a barbaric mob action against a team of NDLEA officers who had attempted to arrest him at his enclave.”
He said three NDLEA officers, including Rabiu Usman Kazaure, were killed during the incident after armed thugs allegedly mobilised by the suspect attacked the officers.
NDLEA’s Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) described the arrest of Kanmo-kanmo as a triumph of justice and a testament to the agency’s long memory.
Marwa added that the arrest sends a clear, unambiguous message to all drug barons and fugitives: “You may run, and you may hide for a season, but the long arm of the law will eventually find you.”
“This arrest is for the families of those three officers who have waited 12 years for justice”, Marwa said in a tribute to the officers lost over a decade ago. “
