Five suspected drug barons have been remanded at Lagos prison, Ikoyi.
The suspects were arrested in Ikorodu, Lagos, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
They were remanded by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos till January 17, 2023, when their bail application would be heard.
Trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, ordered their remand after their arraignment by the NDLEA.
The defendants are Soji Oke; Wasiu Akinade; Emmanuel Chukwu; Oguntolure Sunday and a Jamaican, Kelvin Smith.
They all pleaded not guilty to six counts charge of conspiracy, unlawful importation of 2,139.55 kilograms of Cocaine, engaging in the organisation, management and financing of a Drug Trafficking Organization, DTO,and unlawful possession of same drug brought against them by the NDLEA
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