The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Sunday the arrest of two passengers attempting to smuggle cocaine on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha.
The suspects were apprehended at the screening point of Terminal 2 of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday, June 21.
Femi Babafemi, the agency spokesman, identified the suspects as Aikhomoun Daniel, also known as Oladapo Olanrewaju, and Ayigoro Waheed Omobolaji.
“Daniel excreted 90 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.022 kg in six excretions, while Ayigoro discharged 60 wraps weighing 662 grams in five egestions,” Babafemi said.
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Further investigation revealed that Aikhomoun Daniel had stolen the identity of his late uncle to obtain a Schengen visa for access to Europe. His real name is Oladapo Olanrewaju.
In another major operation, “NDLEA operatives intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup, containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid, at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Rivers State. The seized items, worth over N7.35 billion, were found in six containers on Saturday, June 29. This was the third such operation in the past four weeks.”
In Abuja, NDLEA disrupted a drug party, arresting 60 suspects at an apartment in Sun City estate. The party, organized by Stanley Ikechukwu, was raided based on credible intelligence. Six suspects were found with ecstasy and cannabis.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (retired), “ordered the release of 20 suspects who tested negative for drugs. Thirty-three others who tested positive were to be released on bail and report to the FCT Command for treatment and counseling.
“Additionally, NDLEA recovered 40.32 kg of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, from a vehicle abandoned along Lekki-Ikoyi road.”
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives arrested four suspects, namely: Endurance Okon, 24; Joseph Michael, 23; Ovoco Bright, 43; and Goday Abanum, 23, in a forest in Ugun, Igueben LGA. The operatives destroyed 18,632.22 kilograms of cannabis found on 7.45 hectares of farmland.