A lawyer, Adaobi Nweke, the daughter of Joe Kin Jagwa an Umuahia drug lord, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Abia State Deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu, addressing newsmen, commended the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Homeland Security and the NDLEA for the successful operation executed by NDLEA in collaboration with Abia State government. Hard drugs weighing 1.217 kg were seized during the joint operation in Umuahia.
Emetu said the Abia State government is committed to flushing out all forms of criminality, and described drugs as the bedrock of all criminal activities. According to him, Abia is not a haven for criminals. He warned all drug kingpins and other criminals to leave the state or face arrest.
The State Commander of NDLEA, Adelanwa Amos Adetunsi was present at the press briefing.
Assistant to the Governor on Homeland Security, Mr. Chukwunenye Alajemba narrated how the joint operation led to the arrests.
He said: “Yesterday, the 14th day of February 2024, just before midnight, the office of the Governor on Homeland Security in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abia Command conducted a successful joint operation on the premises of one Miss Adaobi Nweke at number 23 Arochukwu Street by Calabar Road where the joint team seized a very large amount of prohibited drugs, like cocaine, cannabis, methamphetamine which is called mkpurumiri and cash sum of more than N500,000.”
He alleged that Adaobi, a lawyer by profession and daughter of a late drug kingpin in Umuahia, Joe Kin Jagwa has damaged many youths through her illicit activities. Alajemba stated that the operatives also raided a popular hotel around Downbelow in Umuahia.
