NDLEA nabs Lekki big boy Kolapo Oladapo for running drug distribution network
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Lekki big boy and real estate executive, Kolapo Oladapo, following an elaborate nationwide drug raid.
The agency confirmed that Mr Oladapo, who had been on NDLEA’s watchlist since last year, was apprehended by operatives at his residence in Ikate, Lekki, on February 12, 2026, shortly after his return from the United Kingdom.
According to the agency, four large bags containing 89.2 kilogrammes of a potent strain of cannabis known as ‘Canadian Loud’ were found inside the home of the suspect following a search by NDLEA operatives.
During the raid, a 2024 model Toyota Hilux was also recovered from Mr Oladapo. Before his arrest, the suspect had presented himself as the chairman/chief executive officer of Trans Fortress Global, a real estate company.
The NDLEA alleged that Mr Oladapo confessed to operating a drug distribution network during interrogation, stating that he claimed to have established his own operation after he was paid hundreds of millions of naira for shipping illicit substances to an associate abroad.
“In his statement, he claimed he got involved in the illicit drug trade after financing some consignments for his overseas associate. He said hundreds of millions of naira paid to him as profit by his associate motivated him to establish his own independent drug distribution channel,” the agency stated.
In other raids by the NDLEA, a 35-year-old businesswoman, Rabi Muhammad, was arrested at the Seme land border last week after she attempted to cross into the Benin Republic with a fake baby bump filled with 3,200 capsules of tramadol.
Michael Gohouri, a 41-year-old Ivorian national, also known as Anunwa Michael, was captured at the Kano International Airport after he tried to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Milan, Italy, with 82 wraps of cocaine last month.
Mr Gohouri had injected the cocaine wraps totalling 1.49 kilogrammes, but a body scan confirmed the presence of the substance inside him. He was reportedly promised €5,000 to move the drug to Milan.
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