Barely few weeks after the jubilation
that greeted the commencement of
international flights at the newly
upgraded Akanu Ibiam International
Airport, Enugu; the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has
made its first arrest and cocaine
seizure. The suspect, Chizoba
Anselem Nwabuwa 32 year-old 400
Levels Fine and Applied Arts student
screening of passengers on an
Ethiopian flight from Brazil enroute
Addis-Ababa. He was found to have
ingested liquid cocaine packed
inside male condoms.
The head of the NDLEA at the Enugu
Airport, Mr Nsikak-Abasi Udoh who
confirmed the arrest said that the
suspect excreted 25 wraps of a liquid
that tested positive for cocaine. “The
suspect excreted twenty-five (25)
wraps of liquid substance. When
tested with the United Nations drug
testing kit, it tested positive for
cocaine weighing 1.250kg. This first
arrest and seizure is exciting to us
because we just commenced
operations” Nsikak-Abasi stated.
According to the suspect, “I am a
400 level student of Fine & Applied
Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka, Anambra State. I
wanted to use the half a million
naira (N500,000) they promised to
pay me in developing my Art Gallery.
They assured me in Brazil that
authorities will not be able to detect
liquid cocaine, so I was confident.
Unfortunately, things have turned-
out the other way. I regret my
involvement in drug trafficking”.
Chizoba who is single hails from
Ihiala Local Government Area of
Anambra State.
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA
Ahmadu Giade expressed satisfaction
with the arrest. In his words, “the
Agency accords high priority
attention to all the airports. We
shall continue to up-scale our
operations at the airports and
prevent drug trafficking syndicates
from using the nation’s airports”.
Giade urged members of the public
to pursue legitimate businesses at
all times noting that a good name is
far better than ill-gotten wealth.
The suspect will soon be charged to
court.
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