{"id":845317,"date":"2025-05-02T17:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/south-korea-seeks-extradition-of-drug-baron-arrested-by-ndlea\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:13:19","slug":"south-korea-seeks-extradition-of-drug-baron-arrested-by-ndlea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/south-korea-seeks-extradition-of-drug-baron-arrested-by-ndlea\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea seeks extradition of drug baron arrested by NDLEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><\/p>\n<summary>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"South Korea seeks extradition of drug baron arrested by NDLEA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recruitmentnode.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NDLEA-img alt='South Korea seeks extradition of drug baron arrested by NDLEA' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'.webp\"> <br \/><\/figure>\n<p>The National Intelligence Service of South Korea has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the arrest of a notorious drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff, while seeking his extradition to face charges.<\/p>\n<p>59-year-old Ogbonnaya was arrested on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, by operatives of the NDLEA\u2019s Special Operations Unit at his hideout in Lagos, after 17 years on the run.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"South Korea seeks extradition of drug baron arrested by NDLEA\" src=\"https:\/\/leadership.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Korea-NDLEA.png\"><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspect had been the subject of an Interpol red notice due to his alleged role in smuggling illicit drugs into South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest, \u00a0the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that a high-level delegation from the Korean Intelligence Service visited the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja to personally deliver a letter of appreciation from the NIS Director, Taeyong Cho, to the NDLEA Chairman\/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd).<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Babafemi said Cho praised the NDLEA\u2019s professionalism and described Ogbonnaya as \u201ca key figure in an international drug organisation\u201d whose arrest marks a significant breakthrough in Korea\u2019s war on narcotics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed optimism about stronger bilateral cooperation in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin Jeff was responsible for smuggling significant quantities of narcotics into the Republic of Korea, and the NIS had been tracking him for years. Without the NDLEA\u2019s invaluable cooperation, those long-standing efforts might have been in vain,\u201d Cho wrote.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, NIS officials Choi Younkwan and Kim Juseok formally requested the extradition of Ogbonnaya to South Korea to face unresolved drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, NDLEA boss Marwa reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s commitment to global anti-narcotics collaboration and assured the Korean delegation that the extradition request would be considered in line with Nigerian laws and existing bilateral agreements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to partner with you and be of service to you. At any time, you can count on us to work together with you towards a drug-free world,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also extendded gratitude to the Korean government for donating vital equipment to the NDLEA, noting that such support would enhance the agency\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>Marwa expressed interest in potential training opportunities for NDLEA personnel in Korea, describing it as a welcome development in the expanding cooperation between both nations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/summary><\/div>\n<p> 13<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindaikejisblog.com\/2025\/4\/south-korea-seeks-extradition-of-drug-baron-arrested-by-ndlea-2.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Intelligence Service of South Korea has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the arrest of a notorious drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff, while seeking his extradition to face charges. 59-year-old Ogbonnaya was arrested on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, by operatives of the NDLEA\u2019s Special Operations Unit at his hideout in Lagos, after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":845318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3485,683],"tags":[7071,7070],"class_list":{"0":"post-845317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-korea","8":"category-south","9":"tag-korea","10":"tag-south"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}