A 22-year-old Nigerian, Jude Ejikonye
Ilechukwu who resides in Thailand was recently apprehended by men of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLE, with 1.295kg of substance
discovered to be methamphetamine. Ilechukwu was arrested at the international
wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
The drug which was concealed inside his
luggage, was detected during the screening of passengers on Ethiopian Airline
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The MMIA Commander of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, Hamza Umar, said the drug was carefully hidden in the
suspects’ luggage.
Umar said: “Like several factory modes of
drug concealment, we had to practically cut the bag open to detect the drugs.
“Ordinarily, when you open the bag, you
will not see the drug.
“We found two brown parcels of drugs
weighing 1.295kg.”
According to Ilechukwu, he was lured into
the drug deal by a friend he met in Thailand.
In his words: “I am a business man. I
relocated to Thailand last year where I buy goods and send to Nigeria.
“It was in Thailand that I met a man who
introduced me into drug business. He gave my number to his partner in Lagos who
lodged me in a hotel.
“They made me to contribute N750,000 as my
contribution and promised me a handsome reward on arrival in Thailand.
“My focus was on the profit that will
accrue to me. It was when I was arrested that I realised I had made a big
mistake.”
The suspect attended Okija Community
Primary School and Okija Grammar School, Anambra State before he started
business.
The Chairman/Chief Executive officer of
NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, said that the Agency will investigate all cases and bring
drug culprits to justice.
Giade said; “The Agency is prepared to
bring drug barons to justice. Our target is to reduce the drug problem to the
barest minimum.”
It was confirmed that the suspect will soon
be charged to court.
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