The Nigeria's biggest drug baron, wanted by both international drug agencies and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who was arrested last month, after so many attempts, has been moved out of the Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos to the Maximum Security Prisons, Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos by the Agency, citing security reports as reasons for the latest action.
According to the Chairman and Chief Executive of the agency, Alhaji Ahmed Giade, the transfer of the suspected baron, was sequel to security reports available to the agency. Giade told National Mirror, at the public destruction of N50 million,20 feet container load of N14.2 tonnes of cocaine at the NDLEA, Badagry command, last Monday that there was confirmed security report that Akindele Oluwadamilare, Ikumoluyi, better known as Ile Eru, was on his way out of Ikoyi prisons through jail break which he would instigate inside the prisons.It was learnt that the suspect who was influential was about using his money and street wise instincs to cause havoc at the prisons to pave way for his escape.
It was gathered by our reporter that Ikoyi being very close to Lagos Island, where he was popular, was a security risk to continue to accommodate the suspect within the Ikoyi prisons facility.A source, who would not want his name mentioned told National Mirror, that he was ready to pay any amount to see to his escape. But the plot leaked to the NDLEA, which immediately applied for his transfer to the new place. It was also learnt that because of his alleged plot to escape from the prisons, the agencies has detailed special squad around him and prison officers have been warned strictly by the presidency concerning the suspect.The man called “Chairman” by his associates and “Eru I,” on the streets of Lagos Island was a party freak and Fuji musicians adore his giving spirit as a result of which they regularly sing his praises.
Since 1980, when he started as an ordinary cocaine peddler, and rose through the illicit job undetected, he has amassed wealth, to be come the Nigerian biggest drug baron of his time.He was touted to have 20 of his foot soldiers in various European jail houses and many still on various foreign countries and in Nigeria working for him while in the net.Several times, the suspected drug baron had evaded arrest because of his alleged powerful influence and power of invincibility on the Island. He is said to be in control of the street gang boys on Island. At his home on Evans Street, Lagos Island when NDLEA operatives wanted to effect his arrest they reportedly met brick wall as his boys violently resisted.The operatives were chased away by thousand of street urchins suspected to be on his pay roll.
Until March, 2006 when he was picked up in a renewned on slaught to arrest him, Ile-Eru was a free man.It was based on his alleged plot to escape that perhaps prompted his transfer. On Monday, when he was brought to court for trial, the water-tight security operatives, suggested that “all is not well with the multi millionaire cocaine suspect,” who is rated the biggest drug baron in Nigeria.A source had earlier hinted that a serious check is needed on the suspect to avoid his escape. Unconfirmed report said the suspect might still be working on his escape while in Kirikiri prisons.
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