A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, is in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after agents at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) recovered 127 wraps of cocaine from him.
The drugs were concealed in his private parts and stomach, and were recovered after several days of excretion observation.
According to a statement released on Sunday, October 12, by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, sent to Persecondnews, Ejiofor was arrested on Wednesday, October 8, upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941.
The suspect operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra state, and was apprehended following credible intelligence.
The statement said: “He was taken for body scan which confirmed he ingested illicit drugs and had some concealed in his private part.
“A total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his pant after which he was taken for excretion observation during which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions bringing the total number of wraps of the class A drug recovered from him to 127 weighing 1.388 kilograms.
“In another operation, three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October 10.
“One of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics, while another shipment contains 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections respectively just as the third consignment contains 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in Vitamin C container, all going to the UK.
“Bids by another set of criminal syndicates to ship 2.6kg skunk and 422grams tapentadol 250mg concealed in tablets of black soap heading to Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden in lady’s handbags going to Australia and 568 grams of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in containers of herbs going to United Arab Emirates were thwarted by NDLEA operatives at some courier companies in Lagos.
“Meanwhile, a total of 27, 510 pills of rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks going to South Africa have been intercepted by NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.”
NDLEA also stated: “After the initial arrest of a freight agent and a cab driver linked to the shipment, a follow up operation at Oyingbo market in Lagos led to the arrest of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi (alias Yellow) on October 2.
“Same day, an Italy-based businessman Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen was arrested by operatives while attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tabs of tapentadol 200mg hidden in food items to the European country.
“He claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for a fee of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945).
“In Edo state, a raid of the home of a suspect Emmanuel Sunday, 33, at Ugbekpe Ekperi in Etsako Central LGA led to the recovery of 47kg skunk, a strain of cannabis.
“Two suspects: Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo, 48, and Oladejo Taiwo, 52, were on Wednesday, October 8 arrested at Omifufun village, Ife South LGA, Osun state following the seizure of 635 kilograms of skunk from their Toyota Hiace bus marked DDA65ZY.
“Two other suspects: Timothy Omiwole, 41, and Isaac Achiatan, 36, were nabbed at same location with 100kg skunk recovered from them along with their motorcycle.”
The statement also reads: “While Okoro Julius, 20, and Onyebuchi Nwibo, 25, were arrested in different parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers state in connection with the seizure of 8.5kg skunk on Friday, October 10.
“Sulaiman Kalalu, 46, was nabbed after 29.5kg of same substance was found in his house at Bayan Asiti, Jibia town, Katsina state on Saturday, October 11.
“In Niger state, NDLEA officers on Wednesday, October 8 arrested Yisa Daniel, 29, at New Bussa where 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 150,000 pills of exol-5 were seized from him.
“A total of 312kg skunk was recovered from a bush at Ologede camp, Ogbese, Ondo state while operatives on patrol along Benin-Lagos expressway on Thursday, October 9 intercepted two suspects: Francis John, 39, and Adeyemi Taiwo, 46, in a car conveying 141.8kg skunk.
“In Kaduna, a suspect Rufai Ahmed, 27, (alias Farin Malam) was nabbed at Abuja/Kaduna toll gate while conveying 150,000 pills of exol-5 from Lagos to Katsina.”
In like manner, Commands and formations of the Agency across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities to schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.
These include: WADA sensitisation lecture to students and staff of General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola, Adamawa; Assembly of God Secondary School, Abakaliki, Ebonyi; Community Girls Secondary School, Bakori, Katsina; Girls Secondary School, Nenwe, Awgu LGA, Enugu; Day Secondary School, Tungan Mallam, Paikoro LGA, Niger; and Sacred Heart Secondary School, Kabba, Kogi.
Also visited are Ebenezer Model Secondary School, Onitsha, Anambra; Government Secondary School, Borikiri, Rivers; Government Junior Secondary School, Wakili Bawa, Ungoggo LGA, Kano; and Baptist High School, Ede, Osun state, among others.
The NDLEA Chairman/CEO, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, commended the officers and men of the MMIA, MAKIA, DOGI, Kano, Edo, Rivers, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, and Osun Commands of the Agency for the arrests and seizures of the past week.
He urged them and their compatriots across the country to maintain their tenacity, professionalism and balanced approach to the drug control efforts of the agency.
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