NDLEA Arrests Businessman Who Excreted 127 Wraps of Cocaine at Kano Airport

…Uncovers Meth in Ceramics, Intercepts Multiple Drug Shipments Bound for Europe, Australia, and UAE

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for attempting to smuggle 127 wraps of cocaine into Nigeria.

Ejiofor, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was apprehended on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941. Following credible intelligence, he was subjected to a body scan, which confirmed he had ingested illicit drugs and concealed additional wraps in his private part.

According to NDLEA, a total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his underwear. He was then placed under excretion observation, leading to the recovery of another 69 pellets in seven excretions. In total, 127 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.388 kilograms were retrieved from the suspect.

Drug Shipments to the UK, Europe, and Middle East Foiled

In separate operations, NDLEA operatives intercepted three consignments of illicit drugsdestined for the United Kingdom at a courier company in Lagos between October 9 and 10, 2025.

One of the shipments contained 1.74 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed inside blocks of glass ceramics. Another contained 114 grams of pentazocine and 168 grams of tramadol injections, while the third held 48 grams of tramadol capsules hidden in a Vitamin C container.

Other intercepted parcels included:

• 2.6kg of skunk and 422 grams of tapentadol tablets concealed in black soap heading to Turkey.
• 169 grams of cocaine hidden in women’s handbags destined for Australia.
• 568 grams of “Loud” (a potent strain of cannabis) concealed in herbal containers bound for the United Arab Emirates.

NDLEA officers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, also seized 27,510 pills of Rohypnolconcealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks destined for South Africa. Two suspects, including a freight agent and a cab driver, were initially arrested, leading to the eventual capture of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi (alias Yellow), at Oyingbo Market, Lagos, on October 2.

More Arrests Across States

On the same day, operatives apprehended an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol (225mg) and 2,600 tablets of tapentadol (200mg) hidden in food items to Europe. He confessed to trafficking the opioids for another person in exchange for €945.

In Edo State, a raid on the residence of 33-year-old Emmanuel Sunday at Ugbekpe Ekperi, Etsako Central LGA, led to the recovery of 47kg of skunk. Similarly, NDLEA operatives in Osun State arrested Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo (48) and Oladejo Taiwo (52) at Omifufun village, Ife South LGA, with 635kg of skunk in their Toyota Hiace bus. Two others, Timothy Omiwole (41) and Isaac Achiatan (36), were nabbed at the same location with 100kg of skunk.

In Rivers State, Okoro Julius (20) and Onyebuchi Nwibo (25) were arrested following the seizure of 8.5kg of skunk in Port Harcourt, while in Katsina, Sulaiman Kalalu (46) was apprehended with 29.5kg of the same substance at Bayan Asiti, Jibia town.

Further arrests were made in Niger, Ondo, and Kaduna States. In Niger, 29-year-old Yisa Daniel was arrested in New Bussa with 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injection, and 150,000 pills of exol-5. NDLEA also recovered 312kg of skunkfrom a bush in Ologede Camp, Ogbese, Ondo State. On the Benin-Lagos Expressway, Francis John (39) and Adeyemi Taiwo (46) were intercepted with 141.8kg of skunk. In Kaduna, Rufai Ahmed (27), popularly known as Farin Malam, was arrested at the Abuja-Kaduna toll gate while transporting 150,000 pills of exol-5from Lagos to Katsina.

WADA Sensitization Continues Nationwide

Meanwhile, NDLEA commands and formations across the country have sustained their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization campaigns. The Agency conducted awareness lectures in secondary schools and communities across Adamawa, Ebonyi, Katsina, Enugu, Niger, Kogi, Anambra, Rivers, Kano, and Osun States.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers of MMIA, MAKIA, DOGI, Kano, Edo, Rivers, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, and Osun Commands for their professionalism and diligence. He urged them to maintain their “tenacity, professionalism, and balanced approach” in the agency’s ongoing drug control efforts.

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