NDLEA arrest Canada-based nurse, two others for drug trafficking

Two businessmen and a nurse from Canada have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for their roles in the trafficking of cocaine and cannabis at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), located in Ikeja, Lagos. 

The NDLEA has intercepted more than N7 billion worth of opioids at several seaports as part of a larger crackdown on drug smuggling activities nationwide, which includes this arrest. 

On October 15, 2024, 51-year-old businessman Ihejirika Okechukwu Emmanuel was arrested while trying to board a flight operated by Ethiopian Airlines to Thailand.

Upon a body scan, authorities discovered that he had ingested five large wraps of cocaine weighing 400 grams. Ihejirika confessed, stating, “I was to be paid for the successful delivery of the drug in Thailand, and I needed the money to boost my fish importation business.” 

26-year-old businessman Iwuagwu Ikedi Victory was also arrested on October 17, 2024, during his arrival from Brazil via Addis Ababa. A scan revealed he had ingested 30 wraps of cocaine but excreted only 29 in Addis Ababa, handing them over to another individual. He confessed, “I was promised N2.5 million for trafficking the drug.” 

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