NDLEA Arrests Businessman with 127 Wraps of Cocaine Concealed in Body at Kano Airport

NDLEA Arrests Businessman with 127 Wraps of Cocaine Concealed in Body at Kano Airport
NDLEA disclosed that 58 wraps of cocaine were first recovered from his underwear
He later excreted an additional 69 wraps in seven rounds

A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, after excreting 127 wraps of cocaine concealed in his body and private part.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the arrest was confirmed on Sunday, October 12, 2025, by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja.

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According to the agency, Ejiofor, who runs fashion boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was intercepted upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, following credible intelligence.

A body scan conducted at the airport revealed that he had ingested the illicit drugs and concealed some in his private part.

NDLEA disclosed that 58 wraps of cocaine were first recovered from his underwear before he was placed under observation.

He later excreted an additional 69 wraps in seven rounds, bringing the total to 127 wraps weighing 1.388 kilograms.

Meanwhile, the agency also intercepted three consignments of illicit drugs bound for the United Kingdom at a courier company in Lagos between Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October 10.. The seized drugs included 1.74 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in glass ceramics, 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections, and 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in Vitamin C containers.

Other intercepted shipments included 2.6 kilograms of skunk and 422 grams of tapentadol 250mg concealed in black soap tablets headed to Turkey, 169 grams of cocaine hidden in handbags destined for Australia, and 568 grams of “loud,” a potent strain of cannabis, packed in herbal containers bound for the United Arab Emirates.

At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, NDLEA operatives intercepted 27,510 pills of rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks en route to South Africa.

A freight agent and a cab driver linked to the consignment were arrested, leading to the eventual capture of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi, popularly known as Yellow, at Oyingbo Market on October 2.

On the same day, an Italy-based businessman, Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen, was arrested for attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tablets of tapentadol 200mg concealed in food items to Italy. He confessed that he was trafficking the drugs for someone else for a fee of €945.

NDLEA Arrests Businessman with 127 Wraps of Cocaine Concealed in Body at Kano Airport

In Edo State, NDLEA officers raided the home of one Emmanuel Sunday, 33, at Ugbekpe Ekperi in Etsako Central Local Government Area, recovering 47 kilograms of skunk.

In Osun State, operatives arrested two suspects, Nureni Ayobami Eleweodo, 48, and Oladejo Taiwo, 52, at Omifufun village in Ife South Local Government Area, with 635 kilograms of skunk in their vehicle, while two others, Timothy Omiwole, 41, and Isaac Achiatan, 36, were caught with 100 kilograms of the same substance.

In Rivers State, two suspects, Okoro Julius, 20, and Onyebuchi Nwibo, 25, were arrested with 8.5 kilograms of skunk, while in Katsina, 46-year-old Sulaiman Kalalu was caught with 29.5 kilograms of the substance at Bayan Asiti, Jibia town.

Similarly, NDLEA operatives in Niger State apprehended Yisa Daniel, 29, at New Bussa with 22,000 capsules of tramadol, 800 ampoules of pentazocine injection, and 150,000 pills of exol 5.

In Ondo State, 312 kilograms of skunk were recovered from a bush at Ologede Camp, Ogbese, while 141.8 kilograms were seized from two suspects Francis John, 39, and Adeyemi Taiwo, 46 along the Benin-Lagos expressway.

In Kaduna, NDLEA operatives arrested 27-year-old Rufai Ahmed, also known as Farin Malam, at the Abuja-Kaduna toll gate with 150,000 pills of exol 5 being transported from Lagos to Katsina.