By Ikpo Igbinoba
Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended four suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for importation of 3.455kg of cocaine.
The suspected drug traffickers were caught with substances that tested positive for cocaine while returning from Brazil.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Hamza Umar gave the names of the suspects as: Ezimora Chidi; Ibrahim Lukeman Elemosho; Chukwu brown Chigozie; and Mbachu Precious Ifeanyi.
He said: “Ezimora Chidi, 32, was arrested with Ibrahim Lukeman Elemosho, 32, in connection with 1.5kg, even as Lukeman was also linked with Chukwu Brown Chigozie over 815 grammes of cocaine.
The last suspect Mbachu Precious Ifeanyi, 42; was found in possession of 1.140kg of cocaine while Ibrahim hid the drugs inside his socks, just as others simply packed the drugs inside their bags.
Four suspects, Hamza said would soon be charged to court.
Meanwhile the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Mohammed Giade has ordered the close monitoring of passengers and goods on Nigeria-Brazil route.
Speaking in Lagos, he said: “We shall continue to step-up surveillance on passengers from Brazil. Several arrests have been made on the route and we are prepared to stop drug cartels from smuggling narcotics into Nigeria.”
