Lagos airport: NDLEA nabs 2 suspects who excrete 150 wraps of cocaine


THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, said its operatives arrested two passengers travelling to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight at the screening point of Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, after they tested positive to ingestion of illicit substances on June 21.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi said: “The suspects: Aikhomoun Daniel (alias Oladapo Olanrewaju) and Ayigoro Omobolaji were, thereafter, taken into observatory custody. 

“While Daniel excreted a total of 90 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.022kg in six excretions, Ayigoro discharged 60 wraps of the same class a substance with a total weight of 662 grams in five egestions.

“Further investigation revealed that Aikhomoun Daniel actually stole the identity of his late uncle, who was once based in Germany, a decision he claimed he took to get Schengen visa to enable him free access to Europe, while his real name is Oladapo Olanrewaju. 

“Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives, weekend, “intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup containing 1,050,000 bottles of the opioid worth over N7.35 billion in street value, at the Port Harcourt Ports complex, Onne, Rivers State.

NDLEA said: “The seizure made from six containers on June 29, 2024,  was the third of such in the past four weeks following credible intelligence and diligent tracking of the consignments from their port of departure by a special operations unit of NDLEA.

“The unit worked in partnership with the Port Harcourt Ports Command of the agency and other security agencies including the Customs Service for a 100 percent joint examination of the targeted containers.

“At the end of the joint examination of the six containers, a total of 6,125 cartons containing 1,050,000 bottles of codeine syrup weighing 157,500 kilograms were recovered on Saturday.

“In Abuja, NDLEA operatives on Friday night disrupted a drug party dubbed “Go hard or Go Home. Pick Your Poison,” where 60 suspects comprising 25 males and 35 females were arrested at an apartment in Sun City estate in the Federal Capital Territory. 

“The raid followed credible intelligence about the drug party organised by one Stanley Ikechukwu, who was arrested at the venue. 

“Six of the suspects: Victoria Adoga, Hamza Yari, Joanne Essein Joy, Socchima Valentine, Jago Imole, and Charles Indobuibisi, were arrested with different quantities of ecstasy and cannabis.”

Meanwhile, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa (retd) has directed that 20 of the suspects who tested negative to drug be released unconditionally.

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