Two operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday, testified in an alleged drug trafficking trial of one Jimoh Sulaimon Olowoogede, before Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu of a Lagos Federal High Court.
At the resumed trail of Olowoidiogede, the prosecutor, Mrs. Theresa Asuquo, a Director with NDLEA led Lambert Nor, the head of legal department of Lagos Command of the agency, led the duo of Hussaini Umar Gusau, a Superintendents of Narcotics and Mrs. Patricia Afolabi, a forensic analyst, testified as fifth and sixth prosecution witnesses (PW) respectively.
In evidence as to how the drugs exhibits allegedly linked to Jimoh Sulaimon.
The fifth Prosecution Witness, Gusau in his testimony before the court said sometimes in the year 2020 while serving at the Apapa Special Area, Marine Unit, Lagos, several arrests were made.
Gusau stated that among the arrests was the one made in 2020 which involved 704 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, adding that on that day he got an information that some people are off-loading goods from boat to a truck.
Gusau further stated that he immediately alerted his Commander who gave him permission to carry out the operation. And that on getting to the place they have finished loading and was about leaving.
“We the followed them as the suspects came in three vehicles, a white truck, a Sienna Space car and a Toyota Camry Car”.
The witness further stated that his team eventually blocked the suspects at the gate that they all jumped out from their different vehicles and started running, but they were able to arrest six of them.
He added that after the arrest he asked the driver of the truck Udoka Felix to open the truck but that Udoka told him that Ayambele one of those that were arrested was the one that chartered his vehicle.
Gusau said Ayambele in turn told him that Wasiu one of those arrested owns the cargo.
