Attempt by suspected drug couriers to smuggle cocaine worth N20 million through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja has been foiled by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The drug weighing 8.1 kilogrammes was seized from nine suspected drug traffickers last month.The suspects are Iyawe Ekhosuh Evans, 29; Okafor Sunday Ken, 32; Arthur Benson Emmanuel, 44; Akaegbobi Festus Ebere, 31 and Olise Morgan Clinton, 28. Others are Abogun Adesola Henry, 38; Okafor Ugochukwu Godwin, 23; Osamede Otas Oviawe, 31 and Igwenu Godwin Amobichukwu, 29. Preliminary investigation revealed that all the suspects took off from Lagos.The NDLEA Abuja Airport Commander Alhaji Hamza Umar decried the involvement of the suspects in illicit drug trafficking noting that they ought to be gainfully employed in the productive sector of the economy. Hamza disclosed that five suspects were arrested in January, thus bringing the total number of suspects arrested since the beginning of the year to fourteen.
All the suspects ingested the drug except one who packed it on his body. In his words, “It is sad that the suspects who are young, able-bodied and energetic have opted to traffic in narcotics rather than engaging in legitimate undertaking.”
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