Months after arresting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, the head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday, April 25, announced that it has made another big catch: Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu.
The welcome arrest of Chief Ukatu will doubtlessly open doors for the agency as it advances its investigations into the faces behind numerous illegal drug businesses across Nigeria.
Among many other facts, this feat by the NDLEA will further substantiate the claim that Kyari is guilty and possibly knows more than he is willing to admit.
Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu
Ukatu owns about 103 bank accounts (Photo: Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu)
Legit.ng has assembled a number of facts about this seemingly elusive criminal who has been on the drug law enforcement agency for months.
1. Ukatu was arrested on board a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja on Wednesday April 13
2. The suspect is the chairman of Mallinson Group of Companies
3. Owns pharmaceutical and plastic manufacturing firms
4. Ukatu has been under the watch of the agency since 2021
5. His arrest came after surveillance spanning months
6. He has a warehouse in Ojota, Lagos state
7. Ukatu is a major importer of high dosages of Tramadol Hydrochloride such as 120mg, 200mg, 225mg, and 250mg
8. The drug baron owns about 103 bank accounts
