The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a prophetess and a celebrity couple wanted for recruiting under age girls into drug trafficking.
The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the self-styled end-time Prophetess, exploit and recruit girls brought to her for help in her church by luring them into drug trafficking.
“Investigation was able to establish that Favour and Shalom were recruited as sales girls in the illicit drug trade by Prophetess Faith Ugochi of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, using her church platform to recruit teenage girls brought to her for help, on behalf of the celebrity couple: Igho Ubiribo (aka Tiny) and Danielle Simba Allen (aka Dani), who are the owners of the business, while Edward Omatseye (aka Montana) coordinates the illicit drug trade activities for them in Nigerian,” he said.
He said the arrowhead of the drug cartel was identified after grilling one of his recruits.
“A follow-up operation led to the arrest of Edward Omatseye at his residence around the Lekki area.
“Edward confessed during an interview to be working for Igho and his wife, Danielle, who are identified as the overall heads of the criminal group,” Babafemi stated
He also stated that invitations sent to the prophetess was not honored, instead prophetess Ugochi fled her home and went into hiding but continued her prophetic ministration on Facebook.
He also disclosed that the agency had blocked N80 million traced to the celebrity couple”s account used for depositing proceeds from the sale of illicit drugs.
“The celebrity couple, Igho Uboribo and Daniella Simba, were also declared wanted for not showing up, after several invites from NDLEA.
“The duo of Igho and Danielle initially sent a legal representation to ask for another time to honor the invitation, they have since gone incommunicado.
“Curiously, they hurriedly moved all funds traced to their company Lasgidi Backwood Ltd where all proceeds from the sales of illicit drugs were deposited into a private account of one Victor Imagoro.
“The agency has since blocked the sum of Eighty Million Naira (N80,000,000) traced to the account and obtained a court order to seize all properties including a fuel station linked to the suspects in Lagos and Port Harcourt.
“The NDLEA has further sought and obtained an order of the Federal High Court Lagos to declare wanted the celebrity couple: Ubiribo Igho and Danielle Allen, as the arrowheads of the illicit trade as well as Prophetess Faith Ugochi, who recruits teenage girls as sales representatives for the duo,” Babafemi said.
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