The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of two notorious drug kingpins, Ajetsibo Emami, popularly known as Warri Kinsman, and Solomon Akpomuai, who were sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Emami, 37, was arrested in Ikeja, Lagos, on June 28, 2025, following a three-day intelligence-led operation that dismantled his trafficking network. During the raid, NDLEA operatives seized 24 jumbo bags containing 681 pouches of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 414.2 kilograms.
He was arraigned before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8, Lagos, under charge number FHC/L/636C/2025. Delivering judgment on August 18, Justice Dipeolu convicted Emami on a one-count charge of dealing in illicit drugs and sentenced him to six years imprisonment, with an option of a ₦50 million fine.
In a separate case, 51-year-old Akpomuai was intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service along the Sagamu–Ijebu-Ode Expressway on June 3, 2025, with 2,197.8 kilograms of skunk. He was later handed over to the NDLEA on June 16 and arraigned in charge number FHC/L/635C/2025 before the same court. Justice Dipeolu found him guilty of trafficking illicit drugs in large commercial quantities and sentenced him to four years imprisonment, also with an option of a ₦50 million fine.
NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), hailed the convictions as proof that the agency’s balanced strategy of supply reduction and demand reduction is yielding positive results. He stressed that Nigeria is on course to overcome the twin scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking.
Marwa commended the judiciary, NDLEA operatives, and other stakeholders involved in the cases for their commitment to the fight against drugs, reaffirming the agency’s determination to rid the country of narcotics.