Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, after discovering that he had 127 wraps of cocaine concealed in his private parts and stomach.
According to the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Ejiofor, who owns boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was taken into custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, following credible intelligence.
“Ejiofor, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra state, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, following credible intelligence.
“He was taken for a body scan, which confirmed he ingested illicit drugs and had some concealed in his private part,” Babafemi said.
A total of 58 wraps of cocaine were recovered from his pants immediately after his arrest. He was later placed under excretion observation, during which he excreted 69 more pellets across seven sessions, making a total of 127 wraps weighing 1.388 kilograms.
NDLEA operatives in Lagos also intercepted three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom on Thursday, 9th, and Friday, 10th October, at a courier company.
“One of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine, was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics, while another shipment contains 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections, respectively.
“The third consignment contains 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in a Vitamin C container, all going to the UK,” Babafemi revealed.
He added that NDLEA operatives also foiled attempts by drug cartels to ship 2.6kg of skunk and 422 grams of tapentadol 250mg concealed in black soap tablets to Turkey, 169 grams of cocaine hidden in ladies’ handbags to Australia, and 568 grams of Loud (a strong cannabis strain) concealed in herbal containers to the United Arab Emirates.
At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, NDLEA officers intercepted 27,510 pills of Rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks bound for South Africa.
“After the initial arrest of a freight agent and a cab driver linked to the shipment, a follow-up operation at Oyingbo market in Lagos led to the arrest of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi (alias Yellow), on 2nd October,” Babafemi stated.
He also disclosed that on the same day, an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, was arrested while attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tablets of tapentadol 200mg hidden in food items to Italy.
“He claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for a fee of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945),” the NDLEA spokesman said.
In Edo State, NDLEA operatives raided the home of Emmanuel Sunday (33) at Ugbekpe Ekperi in Etsako Central LGA, where 47kg of skunk was recovered.
Similarly, in Osun State, officers arrested Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo (48) and Oladejo Taiwo (52) on Wednesday, 8th October, at Omifufun village, Ife South LGA, after 635kg of skunk was found in their Toyota Hiace bus.
Two more suspects, Timothy Omiwole (41) and Isaac Achiatan (36), were arrested at the same location with 100kg of skunk and a motorcycle.
In Port Harcourt, Rivers State, operatives apprehended Okoro Julius (20) and Onyebuchi Nwibo (25) in connection with the seizure of 8.5kg of skunk on Friday, 10th October.
Also, in Katsina State, Sulaiman Kalalu (46) was arrested after 29.5kg of the same substance was discovered in his house at Bayan Asiti, Jibia town, on Saturday, 11th October.
In Niger State, NDLEA officers arrested Yisa Daniel (29) at New Bussa on Wednesday, 8th October, where they seized 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injection, and 150,000 pills of Exol-5.
In Ondo State, operatives recovered 312kg of skunk from a bush at Ologede camp, Ogbese. On Thursday, 9th October, along the Benin-Lagos expressway, two men, Francis John (39) and Adeyemi Taiwo (46), were intercepted with 141.8kg of skunk in their car.
In Kaduna State, a suspect identified as Rufai Ahmed (27), also known as Farin Malam, was arrested at the Abuja/Kaduna toll gate while transporting 150,000 pills of Exol-5 from Lagos to Katsina.
Meanwhile, NDLEA formations across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization programmes in various schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities.
The sensitization covered institutions including General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola (Adamawa); Assembly of God Secondary School, Abakaliki (Ebonyi); Community Girls Secondary School, Bakori (Katsina); Girls Secondary School, Nenwe, Awgu LGA (Enugu); Day Secondary School, Tungan Mallam, Paikoro LGA (Niger); and Sacred Heart Secondary School, Kabba (Kogi).
Others include Ebenezer Model Secondary School, Onitsha (Anambra); Government Secondary School, Borikiri (Rivers); Government Junior Secondary School, Wakili Bawa, Ungoggo LGA (Kano); and Baptist High School, Ede (Osun State).
While commending the officers and men of the MMIA, MAKIA, DOGI, Kano, Edo, Rivers, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, and Osun Commands for their efforts, the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), urged them and their counterparts nationwide to sustain their professionalism, diligence, and balanced approach in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse.
