Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, have arrested a 52-year-old billionaire businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, after it was discovered that he had ‘swallowed’ 127 wraps of cocaine which he attempted to smuggle into Nigeria.
NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy,, Femi Babafemi who disclosed the arrest of Emeka in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect who owns very big shops and boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha in Anambra State, has been parading himself as a very successful businessman which were fronts for his nefarious activities.
According to Babafemi, Emeka was intercepted on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 following credible intelligence, and a body scan revealed he had ingested and concealed illicit drugs inside his pants.
“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.”
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