*As Agency made drugs seizures across the country
By Daniel Tyokua
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Sunday disclosed that two men who recently returned from Brazil are in custody after excreting a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they had ingested.
The arrests, according to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, were part of a larger nationwide operation that led to significant drug seizures and arrests across several states
Abafemi listed one Ofoma Sunday, 46, who was apprehended last Tuesday at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos upon arrival from Laos, Brazil, via an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
“A body scan confirmed he had ingested illicit drugs. Ofoma confessed to traveling to Brazil on September 3rd to courier the drugs for a reward of $2,500 upon successful delivery.
“A follow-up operation led to the arrest of Nweke Chuckwudi, 55, at Eliata Hotel in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. Nweke was allegedly designated to oversee the excretion of the drugs at the hotel.
“Ofoma ultimately excreted 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.452 kilogrammes in eight excretions.
“Similarly, Ukachukwu Ikechukwu was arrested at MMIA last Friday during the inward clearance of Ethiopian Airlines passengers from Brazil via Addis Ababa.
“A body scan revealed he had inserted illicit drugs into his anus. Under observation, he expelled five large wraps of cocaine weighing 145 grammes.
“Ikechukwu confessed to purchasing nine wraps of cocaine in Brazil and inserting them into his anus.
“He claimed to have removed two wraps in Addis Ababa due to severe pain and flushed them down the toilet.
“He allegedly expelled another two wraps on the flight to Nigeria, leaving him with five upon arrival.
“Ikechukwu, who claimed to have been deported from the US in 2022 after an immigration offence, stated he returned to Brazil in 2025 and currently works there with a residence permit,” the NDLEA spokesperson stated.
The NDLEA also reported a string of other successful operations in Lagos, Adamawa, Zamfara, Yobe, Taraba and Edo states.
