No Member Arrested Over Hard Drugs Importation

MWUN denies reports that a member was arrested over hard drug imports
Union insists arrested dock worker is not a member
MWUN has campaigned against drug peddling at ports

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has expressed disgust over reports linking one of its members to two seized containers at Tin Can Port, laden with 56.39kg of cocaine and 795kg of colorado.

It would be recalled that sections of the media had on Sunday 25th February 2024, reported that the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested one Falowo Samuel Kayode, a dockworker, alongside other culprits in connection with the seized containers.

However, in a statement by the Union’s President-General, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, through John Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN insisted that none of its members was arrested for drugs.

The statement said: “The Maritime Workers Union wishes to draw the attention of the NDLEA to the fact that the said arrested Falowo Samuel Kayode is a staff of Five Star Logistics Terminal and not a member of the Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria. Hence, the Union wants to clear the air that Falowo Samuel Kayode is not in any way a Dockworker under the MWUN as against the various reports by some sections of the press.”

It further stated: “The Union also wants the media to correct this erroneous report associating the said arrested Falowo Samuel Kayode with the name of this great Union.”

Additionally, the statement highlighted: “MWUN has been on a vigorous campaign against the peddling of hard drugs within the Ports and its environs, knowing full well that indulging in such acts would be detrimental to the image of the country among the comity of maritime nations.”

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