Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka.
Authorities recovered a total of 127 wraps of cocaine concealed in his private parts and stomach after days of excretion observation.
Speaking on the arrest, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said, “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.
“A total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his pants after which he was taken for excretion observation during which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions, bringing the total number of wraps of the class A drug recovered from him to 127, weighing 1.388 kilograms.”
Babafemi also highlighted the interception of three consignments of illicit drugs destined for the United Kingdom. “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.”
He further disclosed that other attempts to ship narcotics abroad were foiled, including 2.6kg of skunk and 422 grams of tapentadol 250mg concealed in black soap tablets heading to Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden in ladies’ handbags bound for Australia; and 568 grams of Loud cannabis concealed in herb containers en route to the United Arab Emirates.
NDLEA also intercepted 27,510 pills of Rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks going to 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.
“Same day, an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, was arrested by operatives while attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tabs of tapentadol 200mg hidden in food items to the European country. He claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for a fee of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945).”
In Edo state, NDLEA recovered 47kg of skunk during a raid on the home of 33-year-old Emmanuel Sunday at Ugbekpe Ekperi in Etsako Central LGA.
Similarly, in Osun state, two suspects, Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo, 48, and Oladejo Taiwo, 52, were apprehended on Wednesday, 8th October, at Omifufun village, Ife South LGA, following the seizure of 635 kilograms of skunk from their Toyota Hiace bus marked DDA65ZY. Two other suspects, Timothy Omiwole, 41, and Isaac Achiatan, 36, were also arrested at the same location with 100kg of skunk and a motorcycle recovered from them.
In Rivers state, Okoro Julius, 20, and Onyebuchi Nwibo, 25, were arrested in separate locations in Port Harcourt in connection with the seizure of 8.5kg of skunk on Friday, 10th October. Meanwhile, 46-year-old Sulaiman Kalalu was nabbed in Katsina state after 29.5kg of skunk was recovered from his house at Bayan Asiti, Jibia town, on Saturday, 11th October.
In Niger state, NDLEA officers arrested 29-year-old Yisa Daniel at New Bussa on Wednesday, 8th October, where 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injections, and 150,000 pills of Exol-5 were seized.
Further seizures include 312kg of skunk recovered from a bush at Ologede camp, Ogbese, Ondo state, and the interception of two suspects, Francis John, 39, and Adeyemi Taiwo, 46, along the Benin-Lagos expressway with 141.8kg of skunk. In Kaduna, 27-year-old Rufai Ahmed (alias Farin Malam) was arrested at Abuja/Kaduna toll gate while transporting 150,000 pills of Exol-5 from Lagos to Katsina.
NDLEA’s Commands and formations across Nigeria continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities, reaching schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities. These included lectures at 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. Other schools visited 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 MMIA, MAKIA, DOGI, Kano, Edo, Rivers, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, and Osun Commands for the arrests and seizures, NDLEA Chairman/CEO Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) urged personnel across the country to continue showing tenacity, professionalism, and a balanced approach in the agency’s ongoing drug control efforts.
