NDLEA Nabs Two Businessmen With N105m Drugs At Enugu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) attached
to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu has
arrested two businessmen for allegedly trafficking 11.66kg of
cocaine and heroin worth N105, 000,000.
This is just as the Chief Executive of NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade
warned drug barons that the anti drug agency will continue to
resist the use of Nigeria in drug trafficking.
He noted that since the Enugu airport was upgraded to
international status, some drug traffickers are targeting the
use of the airport, adding that several attempts to smuggle
drugs from East Africa, Brazil and other parts through the
Enugu airport had been foiled by NDLEA.
According to Giade, “the NDLEA is prepared to arrest drug
traffickers and seize their drugs, notwithstanding the mode of
concealment. These arrests, especially the suspect going to
East Africa will definitely send a warning signal that the
airports are not safe for drug trafficking. We are determined
to always be on the alert and this arrest is a test of our
vigilance because Bujumbura is not a regular route.”
The NDLEA Commander at the Enugu airport, Nsikak-Abasi
Udoh, said that two suspected drug suspects Obuora
Christopher Nebe, 38 year-old and Iheme Promise
Onyemauchechukwu, 27 year-old will soon be arraigned at the
Federal High Court Enugu.
According to him, “Obuora was found to have ingested 70
wraps of cocaine weighing 1.685kg on his way to Turkey,
while Iheme had 9.975kg of heroin hidden inside cosmetics on
his journey from Bujumbura, Burundi. They were both arrested
during screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline flights”.
The Commander explained that Obuora Christopher Nebe, who
hails from Uriagwa in Anambra State confessed to the NDLEA
that he would have been paid the sum of N1,000,000 million if
he had succeeded.
His route was Enugu, Adis Ababa and Turkey.
Iheme Promise Onyemauchechukwu, who hails from Imo
State, according to the agency was recruited in Tanzania by a
suspected drug cartel in East Africa and that the suspect told
narcotic investigators that he smuggled drugs because he was
stranded.
According to him, “I used to sell phone accessories before I
left the country. I wanted to go to Malaysia in search of job
opportunities, but I was stranded in Tanzania.”