Shock as NDLEA arrests Chief Priest after three months on the run.

Bariu Aliu (alias Malo), the traditional chief priest of the Igunuko shrine, Alpha Beach, Ajah, Lagos State, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The suspect had been on the run since October 25, 2024, when 2,760kg of skunk was recovered from his shrine.

According to NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, the suspect was arrested after over three months of manhunt.

“Though two of his accomplices were earlier arrested at the shrine last year and have since been charged and convicted in court, Bariu was said to be the leader of the syndicate,” the statement reads.