Nigerian Authorities Arrest Lagos, Onitsha Boutique Owner With 127 Wraps Of Cocaine Concealed In Stomach, Underwear
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano for attempting to smuggle 127 wraps of cocaine into Nigeria.
Ejiofor, who reportedly runs boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was intercepted on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941.
According to NDLEA, Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, the suspect was apprehended following credible intelligence, and a body scan revealed he had ingested and concealed illicit drugs inside his pants.
The statement reads in part, “Ejiofor, who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra state, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday, 8th October 2025, following credible intelligence. He was taken for a body scan, which confirmed he ingested illicit drugs and had some concealed in his private parts.
“A total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his pants after which he was taken for excretion observation during which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions bringing the total number of wraps of the class A drug recovered from him to 127 weighing 1.388 kilograms.
“Three consignments of illicit drugs heading to the United Kingdom were on Thursday, 9th and Friday, 10th October intercepted at a courier company in Lagos by NDLEA operatives. One of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics, while another shipment contains 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections respectively just as the third consignment contains 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in Vitamin C container, all going to the UK.”
“Bids by another set of criminal syndicates to ship 2.6kg skunk and 422grams tapentadol 250mg concealed in tablets of black soap heading to Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden in lady’s handbags going to Australia and 568 grams of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis concealed in containers of herbs going to United Arab Emirates were thwarted by NDLEA operatives at some courier companies in Lagos,” the statement added.