‘They promised to pay me $1000 to carry cocaine’

Wraps of cocaine alleged recovered from him
NDLEA chairman urges youths to shun crime and engage in nation building
A forty-seven-year-old man, Odili James Onyekwere has been arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos over unlawful exportation of illegal substance that tested positive for cocaine.
The arrest was made during the outward screening of passengers on a Kenyan Airways flight to Ivato International Airport Antananarivo, Madagascar. The suspect excreted 25 wraps of cocaine weighing 270 grammes.
Commenting on the development, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah urged youths to shun drug trafficking and related criminal acts and contribute to nation building.
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According to Abdallah, “As our country marks political independence, we strategise on the way forward. I call on youths to support the anti-narcotics campaign and make giant strides towards nation-building. The agency will continue to disappoint those hoping to get rich quick from drug-trafficking through the use of latest technology in drug control. We are constantly increasing our capacity to detect concealed drugs and trace criminal wealth of drug cartels. Available record clearly shows that Madagascar is not a regular drug route yet we were able to detect the drug. Appropriate measures have also been taken to diligently prosecute suspected traffickers” Abdallah said.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Ahmadu Garba said this was the first seizure of cocaine destined for Madagascar at the airport this year.
“This is the first arrest and seizure in the year heading to Madagascar from this airport.
Onyekwere successfully excreted 25 wraps of cocaine, which he ingested while under close observation.

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