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Wanted drug baron, Suleiman Aremu. Photo Credit: NDLEA
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a wanted drug baron, Suleiman Aremu, aka Barryshine.
The agency said Aremu who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd had been on its watchlist for two years over his alleged role in four foiled attempts to export cocaine to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos between 2022 and 2024.
This was contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Friday.
The statement read, “His name first featured on November 13, 2022, when a female passenger on Qatar Airlines flight to Saudi Arabia, Alhaja Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika was arrested at the MMIA in possession of 400 grammes of cocaine, which was concealed inside female footwears.
“Investigation later revealed that one Abdullahi Ramon, who is a brother to Suleiman hired the arrested drug courier. Further facts emerged that the flight tickets and other travel expenses of the suspect were sourced by Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu.
“A few days after the arrest of Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika, another drug mule, Lawal Lateef Oyenuga was also arrested on November 24, 2022, with the same quantity of cocaine, 400 grams, concealed in male footwear while going to the same destination, Saudi Arabia.”
Babafemi said the suspect, Lawal Oyenuga, confessed that one Wasiu Gbolahan, aka Teacher, who was later, arrested and convicted by the court, hired him for Suleiman.
“Lawal further alleged that Wasiu Gbolahan linked him up with the baron through one Igbono, who was later unveiled through investigation as Oluwafemi Akande Abidoye (a.k.a Igbono, Murphy, Femi Iwaya, Ade Iwaya, Baba Eje and Ejeoto).
“While the investigation of the two cases subsisted and the manhunt for the baron was ongoing, two drug mules were arrested at the MMIA on June 21, 2024, on their way to Doha, Qatar.
“One of the suspects who was later identified as Aikhomoun Daniel (a.k.a Oladapo Olanrewaju) expelled in observation custody a total of 90 pellets of cocaine, weighing 1.022kg, which he ingested, while the second suspect, Ayigoro Waheed Omobolaji excreted 60 wraps of cocaine with a total weight of 662 grams. “
Babafemi stated that further investigation later revealed that the two arrested couriers, Aikhomoun Daniel and Ayigoro Waheed Omobolaji were recruited by the same Igbono who works for the baron and featured in 2022 during the arrest of Ajesegiri Sidika and Lawal Oyenuga.
