NDLEA boss arrested in London
By Agency reporter
Published: Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009
The Director-General, Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Lanre Ipinmisho, was allegedly arrested at Heathrow Airport, London, on Monday, for having a gun on him when he arrived from Nigeria.

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Director-General, NDLEA, Chief Lanre Ipinmisho

According to Elendu Reports, Ipinmisho was detained for a few hours at the airport and allowed to go.

A spokesman for Scotland Yard said, “At approximately 8:30 am on Monday in the search area of VIP section of Heathrow Airport, a man bearing the same name as the one you mentioned was found with live ammunition. This ammunition was confiscated and he was allowed to go. No further action will be taken on this matter.”

Another source commenting on Ipinmisho’s arrest said, “If the man was a trained law enforcement officer, he would have known the protocol concerning carrying arms, especially when you are going into a foreign country. It tells you how our big men see this country.

“Several security sources express surprise at how the Director-General of the NDLEA was allowed to carry ammunition into an aircraft. “This is a matter that must be investigated by the government. Someday a mad man will carry ammunition and shoot people in the plane just because he is a big man. Who authorised Ipinmisho to take arms into the plane? The government must give us the answer.”

Responding, the spokesman of NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, said that the story was false.

He said, “The story is not true. The DG (Ipinmisho) doesn’t carry arms.

“To say that he was caught is unthinkable.”

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May be he went to collect the drug money from his cronies and thought he should threaten them with a gun. I hear all the seized drugs keep disappearing under his watch. The last NDLEA chairman is in court now for diverting money collected from a drug dealer. These guys and the drug dealers are no different

what i want to know is how he got it on the plane in the first place. talk about ABSOLUTE FREAKING NO SECURITY AT THE AIRPORTS AND ALL OTHER POINTS OF ENTRY/EXIT. if only they would see what happened as more serious than him just being arrested.



but then its only allegedly so why bother.

He only had a few rounds of ammo left in his pockets from his last confrontation with disgruntled elements in Nigeria, but he carried no gun, so 15 to 20 years with hard labor in Brixton jail ought to straighten him out and make him more responsible in his actions.