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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, person arrested 2 Brazil returnees, Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, who excreted a full of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine.
One of the suspects, 46-year-old Ofoma was arrested connected Tuesday, September 16, 2025 astatine terminal 2 of the Lagos Airport upon his accomplishment from Laos, Brazil connected an Ethiopian airlines flight.
Ofoma was taken for assemblage scan which confirmed ingestion of illicit drugs.
NDLEA’s spokesperson Femi Babafemi said Ofoma had near Nigeria for Brazil connected September 3rd to courier the consignment to Lagos for a reward of $2,500 upon palmy delivery.
A swift follow-up cognition was conducted astatine Eliata Hotel successful Amuwo Odofin country of Lagos wherever Ofoma was instructed to conscionable 1 Nweke Jude Chuckwudi who was designated to oversee the excretion of the drugs astatine the edifice and retrieve them.
The 55-year-old Nweke was arrested successful the process.
“A full of 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.452 kilograms were egested successful 8 excretions by Ofoma,” the NDLEA stated.
Similarly, different Brazil returnee Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, was arrested astatine the Lagos airdrome during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airlines passengers from Brazil via Addis Ababa connected Friday, September 19th.
A assemblage scan conducted connected Ikechukwu confirmed the insertion of the illicit drug.
The NDLEA said nether excretion observation, Ikechukwu expelled 5 large wraps of cocaine weighing 145 grams.
“In his statement, helium confessed to person bought 9 wraps of the Class A cause successful Brazil and inserted each into his anus, a process helium claimed took him astir 2 hours.
“During his transit done Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, helium said helium began to acquisition terrible anal symptom and decided to region the wraps from his body. He stated that successful an effort to conscionable up with his connecting formation to Nigeria, helium could lone negociate to reinsert 7 wraps, aft which helium flushed the remaining 2 wraps successful a toilet.
“The fishy revealed that portion connected committee his formation to Nigeria, helium felt pressed and uncomfortable, which compelled him to usage the lavatory. During the process, helium expelled an further 2 wraps, leaving him with lone 5 wraps successful his anus.
“He claimed to person been into covering concern earlier traveling to Brazil successful 2017. In 2020, helium moved to the United States, wherever helium was arrested for migration offence and was detained for implicit a twelvemonth earlier being deported to Nigeria successful 2022.
“In March 2025, helium returned to Brazil, wherever helium presently works, having already obtained a Brazilian residence permit,” the connection explained.
Meanwhile, a businesswoman, Okolonkwo Ebere Theresa was connected Sunday, September 14, taken into custody aft Aviation Security Officers of FAAN successful collaboration with NDLEA operatives attached to the screening constituent of terminal 2 of the Lagos airdrome arrested her for concealing illicit cause successful her underwear portion attempting to committee a Qatar Airways flight to Doha, Qatar.
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