Drug Kingpin, Ex-Footballer Jailed 24yrs for Cocaine Trafficking
NDLEA said the men were found guilty of importing 7.05 kilograms of cocaine after Chinedu spent nearly 10 years as a fugitive.
- On Friday, Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu and former international footballer Segun George Hunkarin to a combined 24 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking.
- Chinedu had evaded authorities for nearly 10 years after jumping bail in a 2015 case involving the importation of 6.25 kilograms of cocaine, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency .
- NDLEA operatives rearrested Chinedu on June 24, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, while he allegedly attempted to smuggle 800 grams of cocaine via Ethiopian Airlines, with Hunkarin waiting to receive the shipment.
- Justice Kakaki sentenced Chinedu to 22 years total for both cases, while Hunkarin received two years for conspiracy after admitting to trafficking drugs from Brazil to Ethiopia during his football career.
- NDLEA Chairman, retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, described the conviction as proof of the agency's determination to track down fugitives and ensure drug traffickers face justice regardless of evasion duration.
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Drug kingpin, ex-footballer jailed 24yrs for cocaine trafficking
A fugitive drug trafficker who spent nearly a decade on the run after jumping bail and a former professional footballer have been sentenced to a combined 24 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama reported that Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted the two men after finding them […] Drug kingpin, ex-footballer jailed 24yrs for cocaine trafficking
Ex-international footballer, fugitive drug kingpin jailed 24 years for cocaine importation
…NDLEA re-arrested fugitive after nearly 10 years on the run By Olasunkanmi Akoni A former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, and a fugitive drug trafficking suspect, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos for importing cocaine into Nigeria. Justice Musa Kakaki convicted the […] The post Ex-international footballer, fugitive drug kingpin jailed 24 years f…
Fugitive drug kingpin, ex-int’l footballer bag 24 years jail term for cocaine importation - Security News Alert
…Convict’s re-arrest after 10 years on the run demonstrates NDLEA’s doggedness in tracking down fugitives and ensuring no drug trafficker escapes the long arm of the law, says Marwa A fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, and an ex-international football player, Hunkarin Segun George, have been convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 24 […] The post Fugitive drug kingpin, ex-int’l footballer bag 24 years jail term for cocaine i…
Caught After a Decade: NDLEA Brings Down Elusive Drug Kingpin
By Omoyeni Ojeifo The long arm of the law has finally caught up with a fugitive drug kingpin, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) secured his conviction and a 22-year jail term nearly a decade after 10 years on the run.Chinedu, who was first arraigned in September 2015 before the Federal High Court, Lagos, on a one-count charge marked FHC/L/227C/2015 for unlawfully importing 6.250 kilograms of cocaine, …
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