Businessman excretes 127 cocaine wraps at Kano Airport
A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano. A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the Agency’s spokesperson, said a total of 127 wraps of cocaine, concealed in his private part and stomach, were […]
A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano.
A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, the Agency’s spokesperson, said a total of 127 wraps of cocaine, concealed in his private part and stomach, were recovered after he was placed under excretion observation for several days.
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, October 8, 2025, following credible intelligence.
He was taken for a body scan, which confirmed he had ingested illicit drugs and concealed some in his private part.
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The Agency said a total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his pants. He was then 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.
In another incident, Babafemi said three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos by NDLEA operatives on Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October 10.
According to him, one of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine, was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics. Another shipment contained 114 grams of pentazocine and 168 grams of tramadol injections, respectively, while the third consignment contained 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in a Vitamin C container, all going to the UK.
He added that attempts by another set of criminal syndicates to ship 2.6 kg of skunk and 422 grams of Tapentadol 250mg concealed in tablets of black soap heading to Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden in lady’s handbags going to Australia; and 568 grams of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in containers of herbs going to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were thwarted by NDLEA operatives at some courier companies in Lagos.
Meanwhile, a total of 27,510 pills of Rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks going to South Africa were also intercepted by NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
Babafemi said 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 October 2.
He added that the 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 said the suspect claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for a fee of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945).