The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a court order to freeze N80 million linked to celebrity couple Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Allen wanted for allegedly recruiting teenage girls into drug trafficking while they serve as the arrowheads of an international syndicate operating from Los Angeles, USA.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday as the agency declared the couple wanted.
Also wanted by the agency is Rivers-based prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries Faith Ugochi. The clergywoman is said to have colluded with the couple in the illicit drug business.
While some arrests have been made and some of them charged to court, the agency said the trio of Ugochi, Danielle and Igho are at large.
Babafemi said, “A letter of invitation sent to Prophetess Faith Ugochi of Christ Adoration Ministries, No. 27 Anozie Street, Mile 2, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on 28th November 2022 was received and acknowledged by her mother, with whom she runs the Church. The letter was followed with a reminder on 9th January, 2023 after a long wait.
“In the same vein, letters of invitation were also extended to Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Simba Allen. A reminder was also sent when the couple didn’t show any readiness to respond to the first invitation. While Prophetess Ugochi fled her home and went into hiding but continued her prophetic ministration on Facebook, the duo of Igho and Danielle initially sent a legal representation to ask for another time to honour the invitation, they have since gone incommunicado.
“Curiously, they hurriedly moved all funds traced to their company Lasgidi Backwood Ltd where all proceeds from the sales of illicit drugs were deposited into a private account of one Victor Imagoro. The Agency has since blocked the sum of Eighty Million Naira (N80,000,000) traced to the account and obtained a court order to seize all properties including a fuel station linked to the suspects in Lagos and Port Harcourt.
“The NDLEA has further sought and obtained an order of the Federal High Court Lagos to declare wanted the celebrity couple: Ubiribo Igho and Danielle Allen, as the arrowheads of the illicit trade as well as Prophetess Faith Ugochi, who recruits teenage girls as sales representatives for the duo.”
While commending the officers for a painstaking investigation of Ugochi and the celebrity couple along with other members of the alleged cartel, chairman/CEO of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd) assured that no effort will be spared to ensure the fleeing suspects are brought to face the consequences of their action.
