Three drug traffickers arrested at Lagos airport

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) havearrested three men in connection with drug trafficking.

The three suspects were apprehended at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for ingesting 161 wraps of narcotics weighing 3.085kg.  Two of the suspects were importing the drugs into the country while one was caught attempting to export the drugs to London. One of the suspects alleged that drug barons were after his life for excreting the drugs he ingested at the airport toilet in Doha.

NDLEA Airport Commander Hamza Umar, who confirmed the arrests, gave the names of the suspects as Elioku Simeon Chibuzor, 28; Ogbu Obioma Leonard, 37 and Uzobude Vitus Uju, 43 years.

Narrating how he was arrested, the 28 year old Elioku Simon Chibuzor, who is an auto parts dealer, said he ingested 80 wraps of drugs but he excreted the drugs in Doha. He was arrested during the inward screening of passengers on Qatar airline flight.

“They promised to pay me 2,000 dollars to smuggle the drugs from Brazil to Doha. When I got to Doha, the person who ought to collect the drug from me failed to show up. It was for fear of being caught that made me to dispose the drugs at the airport toilet. I never knew that six wraps were left in my stomach. Now, I have been arrested and the owners of the drugs are after my life,” he said. Elioku hails from Anambra State.


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