The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said Nigerians living in Europe are fast becoming the delight of drug barons.
Hamza Umar, the Lagos airport commander of the agency, explained that these youth already have travel documents that make them easy prey for drug lords who cajole them to participate in the illicit trade. Ten Nigerians have recently been arrested by the agency attempting to smuggle narcotics at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
“Apart from the two suspects who live in Lagos, all eight others live in Europe,” he said. “The total weight of drugs found with the suspects is 12.33kg consisting of 1.11kg heroin and 11.21 of cocaine”.
The airport commander gave the names of the suspects as Osaze Godwin, 37, who ingested 60 pieces of cocaine weighing 1.01kg; Izevbokun Kelvin, 22, had in him 111 pieces of cocaine weighing 1.61kg; Joe Favour, 26, ingested 82 pieces of cocaine weighing 1.30kg; Nwodo Ugochukwu, 34, swallowed 95 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.51kg; and Chinedu Okeke, 40, who swallowed 69 wraps of heroin weighing 1.11kg.
“Others are Obarisiagbon Marvis, 32, with 77 pieces of cocaine weighing 1.44kg inside him; Liasu Ismaila Ajadi, 41, ingested 80 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.19 0kg; Ejiro Henry, 19, ingested 73 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.28kg; Lever Solomon Ehigie,21, ingested 66 pieces of cocaine weighing 900g; and Omorose Kingsley, 28, that swallowed 960g of cocaine”.
