The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at Mallam Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport (MAKIA) after he arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, carrying 1.4 kilograms of cocaine hid inside his physique.
Emeka, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was intercepted on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, through Ethiopian Airways flight ET 941 following credible intelligence.
The event was disclosed in an announcement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, on Sunday, 12 October 2025, which stated a physique scan confirmed the presence of illicit medication in his non-public elements and abdomen.
NDLEA operatives instantly recovered 58 wraps of cocaine from his trousers. He was then positioned beneath excretion remark, throughout which he expelled 69 further wraps over seven classes, bringing the whole seizure to 127 wraps of the category A drug, weighing 1.388 kilograms.
“A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) on the Mallam Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport (MAKIA), Kano, following which a complete of 127 wraps of cocaine hid in his non-public half and abdomen have been recovered after days beneath excretion remark.
“Ejiofor, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra state, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand through Ethiopian Airways flight ET 941 on Wednesday, eighth October 2025, following credible intelligence. He was taken for a physique scan, which confirmed he ingested illicit medication and had some hid in his non-public half. A complete of 58 wraps of cocaine have been instantly recovered from his pants after which he was taken for excretion remark throughout which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions, bringing the whole variety of wraps of the category A drug recovered from him to 127, weighing 1.388 kilograms,” the assertion learn partly.
The arrest is a part of a broader NDLEA crackdown on drug trafficking nationwide.
In line with the assertion, the company has lately intercepted a number of shipments of methamphetamine, pentazocine, tramadol, cocaine, hashish, and rohypnol destined for nations together with the UK, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.
Many of those medication have been cleverly hid in on a regular basis gadgets similar to meals, drinks, ceramic blocks, natural containers, and purses.
The NDLEA has intensified its struggle in opposition to drug trafficking, concentrating on each native and worldwide networks.
Between January and August 2025, the Oyo State Command reported 280 arrests and 43 convictions for drug trafficking and associated offences.
