NDLEA arrests businessman who excretes 127 cocaine wraps at Kano airport

By Kingsley Omonobi

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) astatine the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, person arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka.

As a result, a full of 127 wraps of cocaine concealed successful his backstage parts and tummy person been recovered aft days of excretion observation.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said, “Ejiofor, who operates boutiques successful Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra state, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his accomplishment from Bangkok, Thailand via Ethiopian Airlines formation ET 941 connected Wednesday, 8th October 2025, pursuing credible intelligence.

“He was taken for a assemblage scan, which confirmed helium ingested illicit drugs and had immoderate concealed successful his backstage part.

“A full of 58 wraps of cocaine were instantly recovered from his pants aft which helium was taken for excretion reflection during which helium egested 69 pellets of cocaine successful 7 excretions, bringing the full fig of wraps of the people A cause recovered from him to 127, weighing 1.388 kilograms.

“Three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted connected Thursday, 9th, and Friday, 10th October, astatine a courier institution successful Lagos by NDLEA operatives.

“One of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine, was recovered from blocks of solid ceramics, portion different shipment contains 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections, respectively.

“The 3rd consignment contains 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed successful a Vitamin C container, each going to the UK.

“Bids by different acceptable of transgression syndicates to vessel 2.6kg skunk and 422grams tapentadol 250mg concealed successful tablets of achromatic soap heading to Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden successful ladies’ handbags going to Australia, and 568 grams of Loud, a beardown strain of cannabis, concealed successful containers of herbs going to the United Arab Emirates.

They were thwarted by NDLEA operatives astatine immoderate courier companies successful Lagos.

NDLEA besides disclosed that a full of 27,510 pills of Rohypnol concealed successful sachets of alcoholic drinks going to South Africa person been intercepted by NDLEA officers astatine the export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

“After the archetypal apprehension of a freight cause and a cab operator linked to the shipment, a follow-up cognition astatine Oyingbo marketplace successful Lagos led to the apprehension of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi (alias Yellow), connected 2nd October.

“Same day, an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, was arrested by operatives portion attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tabs of tapentadol 200mg hidden successful nutrient items to the European country.

He claimed helium was trafficking the opioids for idiosyncratic other for a interest of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945).

In Edo state, a raid connected the location of a suspect, Emmanuel Sunday, 33, astatine Ugbekpe Ekperi successful Etsako Central LGA, led to the betterment of 47kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis.

Two suspects, Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo, 48, and Oladejo Taiwo, 52, were arrested connected Wednesday, 8th October, astatine Omifufun village, Ife South LGA, Osun state, pursuing the seizure of 635 kilograms of skunk from their Toyota Hiace autobus marked DDA65ZY. Two different suspects:

Timothy Omiwole, 41, and Isaac Achiatan, 36, were nabbed astatine the aforesaid determination with 100kg of skunk recovered from them on with their motorcycle.

Also, Okoro Julius, 20, and Onyebuchi Nwibo, 25, were arrested successful antithetic parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, successful transportation with the seizure of 8.5kg of skunk connected Friday, 10th October.

Sulaiman Kalalu, 46, was nabbed aft 29.5kg of the aforesaid substance was recovered successful his location astatine Bayan Asiti, Jibia town, Katsina state, connected Saturday, 11th October.

In Niger state, NDLEA officers connected Wednesday, 8th October arrested Yisa Daniel, 29, astatine New Bussa, wherever 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 150,000 pills of Exol-5 were seized from him.

A full of 312kg of skunk was recovered from a bush astatine Ologede camp, Ogbese, Ondo state. Meanwhile, operatives connected patrol on the Benin-Lagos expressway connected Thursday, 9th October, intercepted 2 suspects: Francis John, 39, and Adeyemi Taiwo, 46, successful a car conveying 141.8kg ...