49-year-old Tochukwu Nwafor, has been nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for ingesting 73 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.699kg.
According to Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency’s spokesperson, the suspect was on his way to Dubai, when he was nabbed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja during a routine check on the passengers of an Ethiopian Airline flight.
NDLEA commander at the airport, Mr. Hamisu Lawan, said that the suspect was put on observation when it was discovered that he had ingested drugs.
“While under observation, he excreted 73 wraps of cocaine that weighed 1.699kgs” Hamisu stated.
Nwafor, an Anambra state indigene and father of five said he was offered N1.5m to smuggle the drugs to Dubai.
According to his statement, he lives in Lagos with his wife and five children and got involved in the drug smuggling business because of economic hardship.
“I thought it would be easy to go undetected,” Nwafor said.
Chairman of the NDLEA, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd.), called on members of the public to avoid falling into the trap of drug cartels who deceive them into thinking drug smuggling is very easy.
“They offer them money to smuggle drugs but will not tell them they will be caught in the process. Unfortunately, most drug couriers only understand that they are being used when they have been caught,” he said.
The NDLEA said Nwafor would soon be charged to court.
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Posted: at 18-02-2017 11:36 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Deltaboy1 at 18-02-2017 11:53 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Na wa oooo...
Posted: at 18-02-2017 11:53 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
DollarBill at 18-02-2017 02:37 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: angesco on 18-02-2017 12:02 PM
The report has ALREADY identified him as an INDIGENE of Anambra State.
Therefore the word "Igbo" is unnecessary.
If the report is trying to impress on the world that ONLY one tribe in Nigeria is corrupt, that also is a waste of time.
After all the world KNOWS Ibori and he is not an Igbo.
The rest of the WORLD identifies people by COUNTRY of ORIGIN. And in this case he is a NIGERIAN first!
What is the ranting for when the whole world knows that igbos and drug peddling are like 5 and six. Put a thousand of them down today for drug pushing and another 10000 will spring up tomorrow. How can a tribe be so deficient in terms of morals or is this a curse on the igbo people?
Posted: at 18-02-2017 02:37 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
What is the ranting for when the whole world knows that igbos and drug peddling are like 5 and six. Put a thousand of them down today for drug pushing and another 10000 will spring up tomorrow. How can a tribe be so deficient in terms of morals or is this a curse on the igbo people?
And I suppose you believe that ALL Nigerian prostitutes in Italy are from EDO state?
Or that ONLY Muslims are TERRORISTS?
OR that ALL Nigeria police officials are CORRUPT?
Or that all BLACK people in AFRICA are uncivilised and need the WHITE man to survive?
Beilieve what you will!
Posted: at 18-02-2017 05:59 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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