Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody aΒ wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (aka Barryshine), two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics agency,
NDLEA said βSuleiman, who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd came under the agencyβs watchlist over his alleged role in four foiled attempts to export cocaine to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos, between 2022 and 2024.
βHis name first featured on November 13, 2022, when a female passenger on a Qatar Airlines flight to Saudi Arabia, Alhaja Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika, was arrested at the MMIA in possession of 400 grams of cocaine, which was concealed inside female footwear.
βInvestigation later revealed that one Abdullahi Olarenwaju Ramon, who is a brother to Suleiman, hired the arrested drug courier.
βFurther facts emerged that the flight tickets and other travel expenses of the suspect were sourced by Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu.
