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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, who has been in hiding for 13 years.
The NDLEA, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said Chidiebere was detained following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Chidiebere was first arrested in 2013 and was arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Lagos High Court. He jumped bail, went into hiding, and has since remained at large.
The NDLEA revealed that Chidiebere’s name appeared as one of the masterminds of the shipment of 49.70 kilograms of heroin imported from South Africa, following the interception of the consignment by NDLEA operatives at the import shed of the Lagos airport.
“A follow-up operation was carried out on 19th February 2024 at his Golden Platinum Hotel & Suites, located at No. 16/18 Reginald Peter Chidiebere Street, Hope Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, where an additional 2.20 kilograms of heroin was recovered from one of his guests, Igbuanugo Ebuka ThankGod,” Babfemi said.
“As a result, Chidiebere went underground. The agency, however, secured the interim forfeiture of his hotel and blocked all bank accounts traced to him since 2024.”
Babfemi further noted that Chidiebere could no longer sustain himself in hiding, leaving him no choice but to surrender to the NDLEA on February 13, 2026.
