Officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, have arrested a former driver with a public transport company, BRT, Muyiwa Babalola Bolujoko, for ingesting 90 pellets of cocaine.
He was arrested on Monday, June 27, at the screening point of the airport before boarding a Qatar Airways flight enroute Doha to Sharjah, with his trip expected to terminate in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE).
Bolujoko, 39, was placed under excretion observation after a body scan result confirmed drug ingestion. While in custody, the suspect excreted all the 90 pellets in four excretions.
During interrogation, he claimed he left his job as BRT driver in February and decided to work as drug courier to raise funds to buy a shuttle bus popularly called ‘Korope’ in Lagos to continue his transport business.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives in Rivers State on Wednesday 29th June arrested a 68-year-old woman, Mrs. Celina Ekeke at Obunku community, Oyigbo LGA with 231.2kg cannabis.
In Kaduna State, one Shedrack Eze, was arrested on Thursday 30th June at Yankarfe, Zaria, Kaduna with 250,000 tablets of Exol 5, weighing 75kg.
In Borno State, Usman Haruna, 27, was arrested at BCG checkpoint in Biu on Saturday 2nd July with 19.7kg cannabis.
