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NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by AnanseK(m): 6:31pm On May 23, 2021
NDLEA intercepts N8billion cocaine, arrests drug kingpin at Lagos airport
. Seizes $24,500 offered as bribe to compromise investigation

A Brazil based drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street value of over N8billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.

The drug lord, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, who leads a syndicate was arrested at the airport on Friday 14th May, 2021 for importing 27.95kg of cocaine using their organised criminal gang, which specialises in tagging/planting drugs in innocent travellers' luggage.

Based on intelligence, narcotic agents at the MMIA had on Saturday 8th May, 2021 intercepted a bag that arrived the Lagos airport from GRU, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ethiopian airline with baggage tag No- ET331199 but was disclaimed by an arriving passenger on the flight. The disclaimed bag was promptly secured by NDLEA operatives for investigation.

On Sunday, 9th May, 2021, a man came to the airport to make inquiry on how to get the disclaimed bag released. He was promptly arrested for investigation.

The disclaimed bag was opened in the presence of the arriving passenger and the man who came to negotiate the release of the disputed bag. When it was opened, it was found that the bag contained 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95kg. A follow up sting operation was carried out, which led to the arrest of Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, the prime suspect, on Friday 14th May upon his arrival from Addis Ababa onboard Ethiopian airline.

During preliminary interrogation after his arrest, he confessed to have been contracted by his Ethiopian associate who is a notorious drug baron to claim and push out the consignment in Lagos, Nigeria. He further admitted to have paid the $24,500 bribe in three tranches to compromise NDLEA officers. The first was $10,000 delivered through his representative in Lagos and another $10, 000 via his First Bank account while the third tranche of $4,500 was paid at the point of his arrest.

His group is suspected to be responsible for recruiting traffickers to move illicit drugs to various destinations using Nigeria as their transit location and also planting drugs in the luggage of innocent travellers.

Impressed by the outcome of the intelligence-led operational strategies that took weeks of painstaking efforts and closely monitored by him, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the Commander, MMIA Command of the agency, Ahmadu Garba, his officers and men for their diligence and resilience in following up every lead in the case until the kingpin was successfully entrapped and arrested.

I have warned that well henceforth not only go after the traffickers but with the same vigour target the cartels and the kingpins that operate them; the latest arrest is a clear confirmation that well match our words with action and that well come for those who will not back out of the criminal trade, wherever they are hiding pushing instruments of death through our borders to destroy the lives of our youths, Gen. Marwa stated.

Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja
23rd May, 2021

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Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by EmekaBlue(m): 6:33pm On May 23, 2021
N8billion...Nna lekwa ezigbo-ego

But wait o...what do they do with the seized drugs especially cocaine? Im sure some of the bad officers supply it locally. Thats why u go around Area1 in abuja late at night you see these polithiefcian children with big cars coming to buy it to sniff. That's how i met one very high on drug hausa lady that asked me to give her a minute then invited me into her car...this lady attacked me sexually...as a bad guy also i noticed she was in cloud 10...i used my humble hands to carress her body thoroughly through the abaya(hijab) she was wearing. I won't forget that night last 2years
Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by ahiboilandgas: 6:44pm On May 23, 2021
AnanseK:
NDLEA intercepts N8billion cocaine, arrests drug kingpin at Lagos airport
. Seizes $24,500 offered as bribe to compromise investigation

A Brazil based drug kingpin has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also intercepted 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95 kilogrammes with a street value of over N8billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos.

The drug lord, Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, who leads a syndicate was arrested at the airport on Friday 14th May, 2021 for importing 27.95kg of cocaine using their organised criminal gang, which specialises in tagging/planting drugs in innocent travellers' luggage.

Based on intelligence, narcotic agents at the MMIA had on Saturday 8th May, 2021 intercepted a bag that arrived the Lagos airport from GRU, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the Ethiopian airline with baggage tag No- ET331199 but was disclaimed by an arriving passenger on the flight. The disclaimed bag was promptly secured by NDLEA operatives for investigation.

On Sunday, 9th May, 2021, a man came to the airport to make inquiry on how to get the disclaimed bag released. He was promptly arrested for investigation.

The disclaimed bag was opened in the presence of the arriving passenger and the man who came to negotiate the release of the disputed bag. When it was opened, it was found that the bag contained 36 blocks of cocaine, weighing 27.95kg. A follow up sting operation was carried out, which led to the arrest of Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, the prime suspect, on Friday 14th May upon his arrival from Addis Ababa onboard Ethiopian airline.

During preliminary interrogation after his arrest, he confessed to have been contracted by his Ethiopian associate who is a notorious drug baron to claim and push out the consignment in Lagos, Nigeria. He further admitted to have paid the $24,500 bribe in three tranches to compromise NDLEA officers. The first was $10,000 delivered through his representative in Lagos and another $10, 000 via his First Bank account while the third tranche of $4,500 was paid at the point of his arrest.

His group is suspected to be responsible for recruiting traffickers to move illicit drugs to various destinations using Nigeria as their transit location and also planting drugs in the luggage of innocent travellers.

Impressed by the outcome of the intelligence-led operational strategies that took weeks of painstaking efforts and closely monitored by him, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the Commander, MMIA Command of the agency, Ahmadu Garba, his officers and men for their diligence and resilience in following up every lead in the case until the kingpin was successfully entrapped and arrested.

I have warned that well henceforth not only go after the traffickers but with the same vigour target the cartels and the kingpins that operate them; the latest arrest is a clear confirmation that well match our words with action and that well come for those who will not back out of the criminal trade, wherever they are hiding pushing instruments of death through our borders to destroy the lives of our youths, Gen. Marwa stated.

Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja
23rd May, 2021
developers in action very hard working indeed .

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Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by Golan007: 6:50pm On May 23, 2021
EmekaBlue:
N8billion...Nna lekwa ezigbo-ego

But wait o...what do they do with the seized drugs especially cocaine? Im sure some of the bad officers supply it locally. Thats why u go around Area1 in abuja late at night you see these polithiefcian children with big cars coming to buy it to sniff. That's how i met one very high on drug hausa lady that asked me to give her a minute then invited me into her car...this lady attacked me sexually...as a bad guy also i noticed she was in cloud 10...i used my humble hands to carress her body thoroughly through the abaya(hijab) she was wearing. I won't forget that night last 2years
This one has some vivid imagination/fantasies.
Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by AnanseK(m): 6:56pm On May 23, 2021
As usual the criminal will be Ejiofor Enwereaku and the arresting officer Ahmadu Garba. Are there no Igbo officers in customs and in NDLEA? I have never seen where an Igbo Officer arrested a criminal, but why?

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Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by AnanseK(m): 6:58pm On May 23, 2021
Na dem

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Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by Golan007: 7:00pm On May 23, 2021
Ejiofor and sons limited.
Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by iampeterben(m): 7:05pm On May 23, 2021
This one is not Igbo Amaka, this one has tarnish our image and name. Ejiofor the Druglord.
AnanseK:
As usual the criminal will be Ejiofor Enwereaku and the arresting officer Ahmadu Garba. Are there no Igbo officers in customs and in NDLEA? I have never seen where an Igbo Officer arrested a criminal, but why?
Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by AnanseK(m): 7:33pm On May 23, 2021
EmekaBlue:
N8billion...Nna lekwa ezigbo-ego

But wait o...what do they do with the seized drugs especially cocaine? Im sure some of the bad officers supply it locally. Thats why u go around Area1 in abuja late at night you see these polithiefcian children with big cars coming to buy it to sniff. That's how i met one very high on drug hausa lady that asked me to give her a minute then invited me into her car...this lady attacked me sexually...as a bad guy also i noticed she was in cloud 10...i used my humble hands to carress her body thoroughly through the abaya(hijab) she was wearing. I won't forget that night last 2years

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Re: NDLEA Intercepts N8billion Cocaine, Arrests Drug Kingpin At Lagos Airport by Mynd44: 8:49pm On May 23, 2021

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