The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 81 Jumbo bags of Cannabis from a drug lord identified as Ibrahim Bendel.

Ibrahim Bedel whose real name is Ibrahim Momoh allegedly escaped from prison custody three months into his seven and a half years sentence.

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NDLEA visited a warehouse that belongs to him in Abuja and found his warehouse keeper, Richard Forson Gordon who was arrested.

Ibrahim is currently at large and the NDLEA has declared him wanted.

The agency said, “In Abuja, operatives stormed the warehouse of a notorious drug lord and an ex-convict, Ibrahim Momoh, alias Ibrahim Bendel’ who escaped from prison custody to return to his criminal trade and recovered 81 jumbo bags of cannabis weighing 1,278kgs. Though the fleeing drug dealer is still at large and is wanted by the Agency, his warehouse keeper, 55-year-old Ghanaian, Richard Forson Gordon was arrested.”

Ibrahim Momoh was first arrested on November 27, 2014, with cannabis weighing 385.1kgs ad was prosecuted.

The drug lord was sentenced on April 22, 2020, to seven and a half years in prison but he escaped after three months.

Following a series of arrests and prosecutions by the NDLEA, the agency’s boss, Gen. Marwa commended their efforts and charged them to step up their measures to fight drug cartels.