{"id":374940,"date":"2025-07-07T12:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/07\/ndlea-arrests-couple-daughters-for-drug-trafficking-in-lagos\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:04:52","slug":"ndlea-arrests-couple-daughters-for-drug-trafficking-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/07\/ndlea-arrests-couple-daughters-for-drug-trafficking-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA Arrests Couple, Daughters For Drug Trafficking In Lagos\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife Rosemary Uchenna, including their two daughters, Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna, for drug trafficking in Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that one Okoro Elijah, who is said to be a family friend was also apprehended for allegedly running a major illicit drug distribution network in the Ajah area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday, by NDLEA\u2019s Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, saying that the arrest followed a series of operations by security agencies.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was learnt that the couple was first arrested on June 13, 2025 by operatives of the Department of State Services in Ojo, Lagos, and transferred to the NDLEA along with 277.5kg of skunk.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cA businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary Uchenn, along with their two daughters, Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna, as well as their family friend, Okoro Elijah, have been taken into custody after an investigation revealed they run a major illicit drug distribution network in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0NDLEA Seizes 270kg Of Drugs, Arrests 121 In Kebbi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe couple was first arrested on Friday, 13th June by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Ojo area of the state and transferred to NDLEA along with 277.5kg skunk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile they were still being investigated in custody, credible intelligence revealed that the family business was going on in his house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis led to a raid of their home and a packing store where 231kg of the same substance was recovered on Tuesday, 1st July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree persons arrested during the raid include their two daughters: Ngozi Uchenna and Blessing Uchenna, as well as their family friend Okoro Elijah, who was running the family business in the absence of the couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-975952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NDLEA-Arrest-600x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\"  \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-infor-trackid=\"966303\" data-infor-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-3797665877\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751716988_442_300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as Ajah Johnson Uchenna, and his wife Rosemary Uchenna, including their two daughters, Stella Uchenna and Ngozi Uchenna, for drug trafficking in Lagos State. 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