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A Nigerian national identified as Tony Obina, popularly known as Tony Obi, has been recaptured after escaping from the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County, Liberia, barely two weeks after his conviction in a major narcotics trafficking case.

BREAKING: Notorious Nigerian drug dealer Tony Obina recaptured after prison escape

Tony Obina, recently convicted of drug trafficking, was reportedly recaptured after escaping from Kakata Central Prison in Margibi, Liberia.

He was convicted alongside two NDLEA officers, who… pic.twitter.com/cFUS2mnBxo

— The Yoruba Times (@TheYorubaTimes) September 21, 2026

Obi was reportedly among several inmates who broke out of the correctional facility in a prison breach that triggered a massive security operation across the county.

According to reports from Liberia, the convicted drug trafficker was apprehended on Sunday by a combined team of law enforcement officers and local community members while allegedly attempting to flee the county.

His recapture came shortly after a 12-member jury at the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Margibi County found Obi and two agents of the Liberia National Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) guilty of illicit drug trafficking.

The verdict was delivered on September 8, 2026, following a trial centred on a major cocaine seizure valued at approximately $181,008 and more than 63.2 million Liberian dollars.

Obi’s conviction had placed him at the centre of one of Liberia’s high-profile narcotics cases involving a substantial quantity of cocaine and allegations of collaboration with officials of the country’s drug enforcement agency.

His escape from Kakata Central Prison, however, triggered a fresh security crisis, with authorities launching a manhunt for other inmates who reportedly fled the facility.

The circumstances surrounding the prison breach and how the inmates managed to escape are expected to come under further investigation.

Meanwhile, residents of Kakata who assisted security agencies in locating and apprehending Obi have been commended for their vigilance and cooperation.

With Obi back in custody, attention is now expected to shift to the investigation into the prison escape, the whereabouts of the remaining fugitives and possible security lapses that enabled the jailbreak.

https://silverbirdtv.com/recaptured-nigerian-drug-kingpin-tony-obi-arrested-after-liberia-prison-break/

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Peterobiisathie:
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Drug traffickers should face execution or life imprisonment. ☹️

fat prisoner, why are you running? You committed crimes, kindly serve your time in peace.
So disgraceful. Look at how they are flogging him.

If you try once and you fail, try again.
Always a lucky day

His Big Belly he probably needs the escape to lose small weight. The Nigeria embassy should protest the flogging of the young man...

Interesting!

Feeling like Escobar.

Temu Escobar.

A Nigerian national identified as Tony Obina, popularly known as Tony Obi, has been recaptured after escaping from the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County, Liberia

Am speechless

Starhearts:
A Nigerian national identified as Tony Obina, popularly known as Tony Obi, has been recaptured after escaping from the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County, Liberia

Am speechless

how can someone want to escape with this belle
Seewahala any answer?

Peterobiisathie:
how can someone want to escape with this belle
Seewahala any answer?

Hehehe 😆 the belle big tru tru sha 😅

Na that kind belle him take climb the high fence so? omo! Him try oo

Which kin belle be this , abi e get Fibroid 😏

I don't blame him, it's the hustle

Pls say no to tribalism

Does he have 18+ daughters, where are they, who is taking care of them cos I LOVE IBO GIRLS walahi

🫠

I genuinely felt for the man after seeing the video. His great mistake was running towards the border after the jail break.

He can't escape with that pot belly.

Even in prison, obina still dy feed fine pass tinubu supporters.

Them need to study that kind miracle.

Criminal. That's their way of working hard.

Peterobiisathie:
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In Saudi this obinna would have been dead before now

No time for any nonsense, that's why there's less than 5 drug trafficking case in a year in Saudi


You do nonsense you die

This is the effect of bad leadership role model.


Nigerians were never like this before APC came.



😭😭😭😭😭

This is another person demarketing Nigeria.

He is trying to run back to anambra.

See belle....... How u Wan run and blend in with this kind belle 😂😂😂

Na them. Ndi iberibe.

Una go de alright

Frying pan to fire


Wahala

The question that should be asked is why are African barbaric? They behave the same from Nigeria to Ghana to Liberia to Sierra Leone. Jungle justice, no civil sense, no rule of law, just any how. Why are they assaulting him? Doesn't he have a human right? Shame on Africa.

Lol.. Looking so disappointed in his self. Very pitiable

See as that guy deh flog person papa bom-bom ?

Shai !!! Billionaire for that mata .

No mata how easy it becomes , I will never do crime to make money .

God forbid nonsense... money weh you go die leave for people to kill themselves on top and you go deh grave .