Abba Kyari: NDLEA uncovers N22Billion worth of Tramadol allegedly imported by billionaire, Afam Ukatu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it has uncovered N22 billion worth of Tramadol allegedly imported by alleged billionaire drug baron, Adam Ukatu

The agency revealed this in a post on Facebook. It said that following the ongoing investigation on the billionaire, it has been discovered that the suspect imported into Nigeria in a single month in October 2019, two containers containing 1,284 cartons of tramadol with a market value of over N22 billion.

The spokesman of the agency in the statement said, after months of surveillance, Ukatu was eventually arrested on board a flight to Abuja at the MM2 Terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja on Wednesday 13th April.

He said Investigations revealed that he has been a major importer of large consignments of different brands and high dosages of tramadol hydrochloride, ranging from 120mg, 200mg, 225mg and 250mg, all of which are illicit and has been using his ownership of a pharmaceutical and Plastic manufacturing company as a cover to import illicit drugs into Nigeria.

According to him, in the course of investigating the N3 billion tramadol saga between Ukatu and the Abba Kyari’s IRT team, NDLEA operatives have unearthed more evidence establishing how Ukatu has been importing large quantities of tramadol far above the approved threshold allowed into the country.

He said all the evidence so far gathered shows that the imported tramadol brands were far above the threshold permitted to be imported into Nigeria, adding that: “No doubt the suspect will soon have his day in court.”