Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested
47 year-old Odili James Onyekwere at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport (MMIA) Lagos for trafficking 270g of banned substance which
tested positive for cocaine. Odili upon his arrest excreted 25 wraps of
the cocaine substance.
NDLEA'S Head of Public Affairs of NDLEA, Ofoyeju
Michell, in a statement released yesterday said the arrest was made
during the outward screening of passengers on a Kenyan Airways flight to
Ivato International Airport Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba while commenting
on the arrest said
“This is the first arrest and seizure in the year heading to Madagascar
from this airport. The suspect, Odili James Onyekwere successfully
excreted twenty-five (25) wraps of cocaine which he ingested while under
close observation. He is cooperating with our team of investigators and
the case will soon be charged to court”
When interrogated, Odili who hails from Rivers state said
“I am married with two children and I sell shoes in Lome, Togo. As a
result of the economic downturn my capital kept depreciating until I
lost everything. This is my first time of smuggling drugs. It was the
frustration of not being able to provide for my wife and two children
that made me to smuggle cocaine. They promised to pay me a thousand
dollars”.
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