Uganda: Nigerian Mafia Lure Citizens Into Drug Deals

THE 10 Ugandans held on charges of drug trafficking in China were lured into the illicit business by a squad of Nigerian mafia operating in Kampala, the government has said.

"There is a network of Nigerian drug mafia operating in the suburbs of Kampala," State Minister for Youth James Kinobe said yesterday. "After these people were arrested and interrogated, they revealed details and operations of their [Nigerian] masters in Kampala. They even pleaded for mercy."

Mr Kinobe, who has just returned from official duty in China, said he carried home a detailed file containing classified testimonies of the 10 Ugandans, who include three women, describing the bases and nature of the Nigerian drug mafia in Kampala.