A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted two notorious drug kingpins, Ajetsibo Emami, 37, also known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and Solomon Akpomuai, 51, and sentenced them to a combined 10 years imprisonment.
According to Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Emami was arrested in Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, 28th June 2025, following a three-day operation that dismantled his drug trafficking network and led to the arrest of three other suspects. The operation resulted in the seizure of 24 jumbo bags containing 681 pouches of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 414.2 kilograms, from Emami’s network. The disruption of Emami’s drug ring was made possible by credible intelligence regarding his plan to move the shipment to the Lekki area of Lagos, from where it would be distributed to other parts of the state and across the country.
He was subsequently arraigned before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 Lagos in charge number FHC/L/636C/2025 bordering on dealing in illicit drugs. In his ruling delivered on Monday 18th August 2025, the trial judge convicted Emami on the one count charge filed against him by NDLEA prosecutor Assistant Commander of Narcotics Buhari Shuaibu Abdullahi and sentenced him to six years in prison with an option of N50million in lieu of jail.
In his case, Solomon Akpomuai was first arrested by men of Customs Service along Shagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway with 2,197.8 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis on 3rd June 2025 and transferred to NDLEA on 16th June after which he was arraigned in charge number FHC/L/635C before Justice Dipeolu for trafficking illicit drugs in large commercial quantity. Also delivering his judgement on the matter, the trial judge convicted and sentenced Akpomuai to four years in prison with an option of N50million fine.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) described the conviction of the two drug kingpins as an indication that Nigeria will sooner than later surmount the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as a result of the positive outcomes of the current balanced approach to the Agency’s drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts. He commended the judiciary, NDLEA officers involved in the investigation and prosecution of the cases as well as other stakeholders for their commitment to the cause of a drug free country.
Source : NDLEA
