National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. One of the suspects had a fake on duty tag and a tarmac reflective jacket just to beat security check. In a signed statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday, the Agency gave the suspects’ names as Uchendu Eze Sunday, 40 and Okeke Mathew Chizoba, 21. They were nabbed with substances suspected to be illicit drugs. Okeke smuggled his way to the tarmac under the guise of an airport staff but was promptly detected by officials of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). When searched, travel documents were found on him. Okeke was also found to have ingested 76 wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine. He is married to a Pole and works as a supermarket attendant in Warsaw, Poland. He hails from Uzo Nwanne in Enugu State and would have been paid 3,500 Euros. According to the NDLEA Commander, Mr. Victor Cole-Showers,...