NDLEA arrests UK-fugitive Yussuf Azeez, recovers 148.3kg illicit drugs in Lekki lab 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, a wanted UK-fugitive, at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Azeez, who was on his way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, had been under months of surveillance for his involvement in drug trafficking.

“The drug kingpin had been arrested and charged for drug offences in the United Kingdom but jumped bail and escaped to Nigeria,” NDLEA confirmed.