According to Punch five men
were arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The five man drug trafficking
syndicate includes of 28 year old Nonso Akubueze, Simon Omoluonye, Obidike
Onodyer, Friday Onyeabor and Emma Ifoh, have been arrested by operatives of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for trafficking 11.5 kilogrammes of
cocaine valued at N57 million from Brazil into Nigeria.
When interrogated, Akabueze
who is a graduate of Economics and was found with 1.1kg of cocaine hidden in
his luggage, said he had left Nigeria for Brazil with the hope of getting a
good job in Brazil but his expectation was dashed on getting there.
“I am a 2009 graduate of
Economics but I have no job. I left Nigeria in search of job opportunities. My
condition of living in Brazil was worse than when I was in Nigeria. It was my
friend that gave me the bag containing the drug.”he said
One of the arrested men,
Simon Omeluonye said he was to be paid N1m for trafficking the banned
substance. According to him, he had planned to use the money to further his
education and start up a business. 40 year old Obidike Onodyer when
interrogated said he was paid N200,000 for the 11 wraps of cocaine he ingested.
"“Drug trafficking was
my last option to free myself from the harsh condition of living in Brazil.
Unfortunately, I could only swallow 11 wraps so I was paid N200,000.he said
Reacting to their arrest,
the NDLEA commander at the MMIA, Mr. Hamza Umar, said the seized drug comprised
white and crack cocaine concealed in tins, among others.
“Different methods were
adopted in concealing the drug.
One of the suspects,
Omoluonye, was caught with both white and crack cocaine in tins weighing 7.8kg.
Akubueze had 1.1kg by the side of his luggage while Onodyer ingested 11 wraps
of cocaine weighing 0.5 grams. Onyeabor was found with 74 wraps weighing 1.3kg
and Ifoh was caught with 34 wraps weighing 0.7 grams. Apart from Onyeabor, who
hails from Enugu State, the other 4 suspects are from Anambra State.”
Punch
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