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Afam Mallinson Ukatu: Owner of 103 Bank Accounts, Philosopher, Other Facts About Arrested Drug Lord

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 6:46 AM by Onyirioha Nnamdi

Months after arresting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, the head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday, April 25, announced that it has made another big catch: Chief Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu.

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The welcome arrest of Chief Ukatu will doubtlessly open doors for the agency as it advances its investigations into the faces behind numerous illegal drug businesses across Nigeria.

Among many other facts, this feat by the NDLEA will further substantiate the claim that Kyari is guilty and possibly knows more than he is willing to admit.

Ukatu owns about 103 bank accounts (Photo: Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu)
Source: Facebook

Legit.ng has assembled a number of facts about this seemingly elusive criminal who has been on the drug law enforcement agency for months.

Ukatu was born on Friday, May 8, 1964, in Onitsha, Anambra and he is married with five children
He has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and MBA from Crawford University, Ogun
The suspect's firm, NISPO PORCELAIN COMPANY LTD is said to be the first indigenous floor tiles and PVC manufacturing company in Nigeria
In 2020, he emerged as the SUN industrialist/entrepreneur of the year
Ukatu was arrested on board a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport, Ikeja on Wednesday, April 13
The suspect is the chairman of Mallinson Group of Companies
Owns pharmaceutical and plastic manufacturing firms
Ukatu has been under the watch of the agency since 2021
His arrest came after surveillance spanning months
He has a warehouse in Ojota, Lagos state
Ukatu is a major importer of high dosages of Tramadol Hydrochloride such as 120mg, 200mg, 225mg, and 250mg
The drug baron owns about 103 bank accounts

At last, NDLEA nabs drug baron behind N3bn Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari

Recall that the NDLEA had announced on Monday, April 25, that it has Ukatu in its custody.

Ukatu, the chairman of Mallinson Group of Companies, was nabbed onboard a flight to Abuja at the MM2 terminal of the Lagos airport.

Ukatu is a major importer of high dosages of Tramadol Hydrochloride such as 120mg, 200mg, 225mg, and 250mg.

According to the agency, the suspect runs pharmaceutical and plastic manufacturing firms used as a cover to import illegal pills into Nigeria, apart from the fact that he owns about 103 bank accounts majorly used for money laundering.

The arrest was confirmed by a tweet from NDLEA on Monday, April 25. Part of the agency's statement on the development released by its spokespersons, Femi Babafemi, read: