NDLEA Nabs Musician, Busts Illegal Drug Lab in Lagos

By: Abudu Olalekan

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency just dropped a bombshell. They’ve arrested a music artist! Yeah, you read that right. Godspower George Osahenrumwen, aka Steady Boy? The guy makes beats for a living. Well, now he’s sitting in a cell. Why? ’Cause he tried to grab a massive stash of smuggled drugs. Loud, it’s called. Hidden inside bathtubs, of all things. Landed at Lagos airport from the U.S. on a DHL flight. Steady Boy strolled up to Lekki like he owned the place, thinking he’d just waltz away with 140 bags of the stuff. Nope. NDLEA was waiting.

And that’s not even the wildest part. Oh no. They also busted a full-blown clandestine drug lab in Ajao Estate. Picture this: some creep cooking up Colorado right under everyone’s noses. NDLEA found 16kg of “freshly cooked” Colos, plus barrels of chemicals. This isn’t some back-alley deal, people. It’s a full operation. The lab owner? Yeah, he’s in cuffs too. Talk about a double whammy.

Here’s the lowdown on Steady Boy’s mess. The drugs were tucked inside three innocent-looking bathtubs, shipped from the U.S. NDLEA’s intel guys had been watching for months. When the cartons hit Murtala Muhammed Airport, they pounced. Then they tracked Steady Boy to his spot in Lekki. He showed up expecting easy money, but got a pair of handcuffs instead. His manager, Zion Osazee Omigie (they call him Zee Money), is still on the run. Better luck next time, guys.

But wait, there’s more. So much more. NDLEA’s been busy bees all over Nigeria. In Mushin, they nailed a 28-year-old dealer named Afeez Salisu – or Malu, if you’re nasty. They found 16 blocks of Ghana Loud and a mountain of Colorado sachets in his den. Then there’s the highway patrols. On Abuja-Jos road, they stopped a bus hauling 84,710 tramadol pills. Followed the trail to Bauchi, arrested the guy waiting for ’em. And on Abuja-Kaduna? They grabbed Hamza Musa with 32,946 bottles of this new junk called Akuskura. Nasty stuff.

Oh, and Kwara State? Saidu Nafiu got pinched with 131kg of skunk. Then in Abeokuta, three dudes – Seun Olaniyi, Rauf Asogba, and Ayinla Adeniyi – thought they could sneak 1,779kg of skunk into town from Benin Republic. Nope. NDLEA tailed ’em, pulled over their bus, and boom. Case closed.

Down in Edo, they intercepted two Toyota Sienna buses packed with 1,455kg of skunk. Just cruising along like it was a family road trip. In Ondo, a 32-year-old woman named Ige Olarewaju got linked to nearly 3,000kg of skunk. And in Badagry? Ige Oluwale was caught with 76.5 litres of skuchies. That’s synthetic nightmare fuel right there.

Taraba State? They stopped a duo, Musbahu Abdullahi and Saleiman Ahmed, hauling tramadol and meth from Onitsha to Yola. Jamilu Mustapha got nailed in Bauchi with pills too. Honestly, it’s like a bad movie. Everywhere you look, NDLEA’s kicking down doors.

Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa’s hype about it too. He’s all, “Look, we’re coming for every single one of these syndicates. No mercy.” And honestly? He’s got the stats to back it up. In just 30 months, NDLEA’s arrested 45,853 suspects. Convicted 9,263. Seized over 8.5 million kilograms of drugs. Let that sink in. That’s enough to sink a small island.

So what’s the lesson here? Don’t mess with NDLEA. Whether you’re a wannabe rap star, a lab rat, or a highway hustler, they’re watching. And they’re not playing games. Nigeria’s cleaning house, one bust at a time.