NDLEA Uncovers Narcotics buried
Inside Aso-Oke
Men of
the National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) discovered methamphetamine. coming in as a latest Nigerian news. The
substances were cleverly wrapped in some piece of local fabric known as
‘aso-oke’. Eight suspected drug couriers were also apprehended at the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport Lagos with a total of 10.63kg of narcotics.
Tembo Gideon aka Benson Okechukwu, one of the
suspects, the latest Nigeria news stated that one of the suspect, a Nigerian
travelling to Thailand with a Zambian passport, concealed 2.522kg of
methamphetamine inside some native clothe.
Breakdown
of the recovered drugs include 4.460kg of methamphetamine, 4.030kg of heroin
and 2.145kg of cocaine. With the exception of one of the suspects who was
nabbed while attempting to smuggle 3.455kg of heroin from India, the rest were smuggling various
quantities of illicit substances outside the country.
Head of the NDLEA Command at the Lagos Airport,
Mr Hamza Umar speaking to Nigeria
news agency gave the names of the suspects as Onyekwere Wisdom Chinedu (26),
Obinna Christian Chigbo (37), Muogbo Uchechukwu Sixtius (25), Tembo Gideon aka
Benson Okechukwu (25) and Orabusinze Chukwuka Joseph (28). Others are Ogbonnaya
Kalu Robert (54), Obiorah Celestine Nonso (31) and Udeh Lazarus Makwe
(44).
Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Ahmadu
Giade in his Sallah memo urged members of the public to refrain from criminal
acts and spurn drug trafficking as it was capable of truncating their God
ordained destinies.
“it is sad that these suspected drug
traffickers are behind bars when they ought to be with their families this
festive season.
“Drug trafficking and other criminal acts will
only lead to misery, shame and unfulfilled dreams”. He stated.
