The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano for attempting to sm¥ggle 127 wraps of cocaine into Nigeria.
Ejiofor, who reportedly owns boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was intercepted on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
According to a statement released on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the suspect was apprehended following credible intelligence. A body scan revealed that he had ingested several pellets of c%caine and concealed more inside his underwear.
“Ejiofor was immediately taken into custody after the scan confirmed he had ingested the dr¥gs. A total of 58 wraps were recovered from his underwear, while another 69 pellets were later excreted in seven rounds, bringing the total to 127 wraps weighing 1.388 kilograms,” the statement said.
In related operations, NDLEA operatives in Lagos intercepted three shipments of ill+cit drugs bound for the United Kingdom between October 9 and 10. The seizures included 1.74 kg of m+thamphet@mine hidden in glass ceramic blocks, 114 grams of pent@zocine, 168 grams of tr@mad%l injections, and 48 grams of tr@mad%l capsules concealed in Vit@min C containers.
The agency also foiled attempts by other dr¥g syndicates to sm¥ggle 2.6 kg of sk¥nk and 422 grams of t@pentad%l disguised as black soap heading to Turkey, 169 grams of coc@ine hidden in women’s handbags destined for Australia, and 568 grams of “Lo¥d” c@nnabis concealed in herbal containers en route to the United Arab Emirates.
NDLEA reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying operations against drug tr@fficking networks across Nigeria and beyond.
