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NDLEA Arrests Ex-footballer, Brazilian Returnee For Cocaine Trafficking

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October 2, 2022
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Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior for being in possession of 1.40kg of crack cocaine.

Okafor whi concealed the drug in his bags was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on his arrival from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on board an Ethiopian airlines flight.

NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi who announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said that the 33-year-old indigene of Arochukwu Local Government, Abia State was arrested on Monday, September 26.

The suspect ran into trouble when anti-narcotic officers discovered that he concealed the illicit substance in the handles of his bags and padded the top edges of same with the class A drug.

“During preliminary interview, Okafor disclosed that he was an ex-footballer with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu FC, where he played for four seasons before leaving for Sri Lanka in 2014.

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“He further stated that he moved to Brazil from Sri Lanka after playing for two seasons but could not advance his football career in Brazil due lack of official documents,” the statement said.

Babafemi said another Brazilian returnee, Ibeh Chinedu Damian was also arrested same day upon his arrival at the Lagos airport from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Ethiopian airlines flight.

“Ibeh who hails from Ahiazu, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, was found to have concealed 3.20kg black cocaine popularly known as Lucci in false bottoms of his two bags.

“In his statement, he said he was to be paid N3,100,000 on successful delivery of the drug in Nigeria.

” In the same vein, attempt by a 32-year-old businesswoman, Mrs. Pamela Odin to traffic 2.150kg tablets of rohypnol through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Istanbul, Turkey has been thwarted by NDLEA operatives.

“The mother of one was arrested on Friday, September 23 while attempting to board a Turkish airline flight with the drug concealed inside pepper and packed among foodstuff.

“The indigene of Afiesere village, Ughelli North Local Government, Delta State said she operates a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey but came to Nigeria to see her relatives and buy food items for her restaurant business,” Babafemi said in the statement.

Also, the NDLEA said two Malians: Mohammed Demoele, 38 and Coulibaly Maliki, 56, have been arrested by officers of the Marine Unit of NDLEA at Ebute Ero jetty in Lagos for attempting to export 34.2kg bottles of new psychoactive substance, Akuskura to Mali through Cotonou, Benin Republic.

“In Taraba state, operatives on Thursday 29th Sept. intercepted 100 compressed blocks of Cannabis Sativa weighing 73.500kg, concealed inside animal feeds, while their counterparts in Ogun state on Saturday 1st October arrested a physically challenged drug dealer, Abdulraham Mohammed, with 104kg of compressed Cannabis Sativa recovered from him.

“Another suspect, Ms. Safiya Bello, was also arrested in Shagamu area of the state with 27kg of the psychotropic substance,” the agency explained .

In his reaction, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, retired Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa commended officers and men of Seaports Operations, MMIA, Ogun, and Taraba Commands for their resilience.

He charged them and others across the country to intensify the ongoing offensive against drug cartels and traffickers wherever they are in the country. (vitalnewsngr.com)

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