Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) Thursday arrested a student and four other
suspected drug traffickers with 10.255 kilogrammes of
narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
(MMIA), Lagos.
Speaking on the arrest, NDLEA Airport Commander, Mr.
Ahmadu Garba said that the suspects were apprehended
for their involvement in smuggling drug hidden in garri
adding that two of the drug suspects were coming from
Brazil with cocaine while three others were going to South
Africa, Dubai and Pakistan when they were arrested.
Mr. Garba further gave the names of those apprehended as
“26 year old student Okonkwo Daniel Anagor, was caught
with 2.810kgs of Tramadol on his way to Dubai, Lawal
Monsuru Ademola, 33 year old trader was arrested with
3.310kgs of methamphetamine on his way to South Africa
while Ogbonna Donatus Chigozie was caught attempting to
smuggle 610 grammes of cocaine to Pakistan. Two other
suspects, Okoro Chibueze Augustine and Okpue Ernest
Ifeanyi were caught with 2.575kgs and 950 grammes of
cocaine from Brazil”.
Meanwhile Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade while
reacting to the recent arrests called on Nigerians to shun
drug trafficking and promote peaceful coexistence.
“Some of the lessons of Eid el Kabir are obedience and
love. Let us love one another and obey the laws of the land
by avoiding drug trafficking and abuse. This way we can
promote safety and peaceful coexistence”.
The NDLEA boss also advised the suspects to turn a new
leaf and contribute to nation building stressing further that
all the five suspects would soon be charged to court.
Narrating his ordeal, one of the suspects, Mr. Okonkwo
David Anagor who was to board Rwanda Air flight to Dubai
told anti-graft investigators that he wanted to spend some
time after his secondary school and further his education in
Dubai.
According to him, “I was traveling to Dubai to spend
holiday and further my studies but they called me from
Dubai that somebody will give me garri in Lagos.
When I got to Lagos, the person called me and gave me the
bag of garri. This is my first time of traveling outside the
country. At the airport, the garri was searched and 445
sachets of Tramadol were found inside the bag. That was
how I was arrested”.
Also, Mr. Lawal Monsuru Ademola, a trader selling clothes
at Marina Lagos who holds a Diploma in Computer
Installations and Repairs at the Lagos State Polytechnic
was caught on his way to South Africa with 3.310kgs of
crystalline substance which tested positive for
methamphetamine that was neatly packed in 26 parcels in
a false bottom of his luggage.
Similarly, Ogbonna Donatus Chigozie was nabbed with 610
grammes of cocaine while attempting to board an Emirate
flight to Pakistan.
Okoro Chibueze Augustine who was expecting N2.5 million
described his arrest as a bad luck.
In his words, “I have lived in Brazil for a year and six
months. I have suffered trying to make ends meet in Brazil.
I got involved in drug trafficking so as to start a legitimate
business. I expected to have made N2.5 million from the
deal.
Unfortunately, my partner who would have collected the
drug in Dubai failed to show up so I had to come to Nigeria
with the drug. That was not the original plan. This is a bad
luck and I feel so sad”. He is single and hails from Imo
State.
Okpue Ernest Ifeanyi who had lived in Brazil for a year said
that he came to Nigeria for his traditional marriage
ceremony. “I work in a restaurant in Brazil. I am 39 years
old and I sincerely want to get married and have a family. In
the process of trying to make more money, I was given 59
wraps of cocaine to take to Nigeria for N400,000 naira.
Now I realized I have made a big mistake. I pray my woman
will find a place in her heart to forgive me. I feel I am under
a spell” he stated. He hails from Enugu.
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