US EditionNDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin, 5 Others over Three Nigerians Detained in Saudi Arabia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested six suspects involved in smuggling drugs by tagging luggage to innocent Nigerian pilgrims, with four already charged to court.
- On Monday, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency arrested 55-year-old Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five syndicate members following urgent investigations prompted by families' complaints about detained Nigerians in Jeddah.
- NDLEA investigators found that syndicate members, aided by Skyway Aviation Handling Company staff at MAKIA, secretly tagged six bags during check-in for Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940 on August 6.
- Receipts and confessions show Celestina Emmanuel Yayock and Jazuli Kabir handled multiple bags for ₦100,000 each; Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi's 9kg bag from Aug. 6 arrived Aug. 16, with three other bags containing drugs.
- NDLEA is engaging Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control and the Agency's chairman will present findings at an international drug conference; six suspects are in NDLEA custody with four charged to court, and interim security measures approved.
- The agency said this case underscores its dual mission to punish traffickers and protect the innocent, and NDLEA says the detained pilgrims are victims of criminal conspiracies, vowing not to abandon them while pursuing accountability.
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How drug syndicate framed 3 Nigerians detained in S/Arabia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Monday that three Nigerians recently arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking are victims of a criminal syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The victims—Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu, and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddiq—were on a lesser hajj pilgrimage when they were arrested and detained in Jeddah for alleged …
NDLEA arrests drug kingpin, five others over pilgrims’ detention in Saudi Arabia
The suspects were arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, over the detention of three innocent Nigerian pilgrims in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after illicit drug consignments were secretly tagged to their names.
NDLEA Arrests Kano Airport Staff for Planting Drugs in Pilgrims’ Bags
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several staff members of the Nigerian Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano State, accusing them of planting illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj.The arrests stem from an investigation into the wrongful detention of three Nigerian pilgrims—Maryam Abdullahi, Abdullahi Am…
Drug Kingpin, 5 Others in NDLEA Custody Over Arrest of 3 Nigerians in Saudi Arabia
A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit substances for which three innocent Nigerians who went on lesser hajj pilgrimage to the holy land were being detained in Jeddah f…
Drug kingpin, 5 others in NDLEA custody over arrest of 3 Nigerians in Saudi Arabia - Security News Alert
…Face multiple charges for trafficking illicit substances to Jeddah as Marwa engages Saudi counterpart on the innocence of detained pilgrims A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano have been taken into custody by the National Drug […] The post Drug kingpin, 5 others in NDLEA custody over arrest of 3 Nigerians in Saudi…
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