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A father of three, who was among four suspected drug traffickers arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport has said that his friend initiated him into drug trafficking on his birthday.
The drugs recovered from Chukwuenyem,
Gilbert Kelvin, 37, Deborah Ifeoma, 40 and Okafor Michael, 44, were valued at
over N N374, 625,000.
He said: “I struggle to feed my
family by selling foodstuff. At present, my capital is so small that the
business is near moribund. A friend met me on my birthday and introduced me
into drug trafficking. He promised to pay me 15,000 South Africa rand. My
children are out of school because of my inability to pay tuition fee. This is
my first time of dealing in drugs and I regret everything. I pray to be out of
this problem.”
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Ifeoma is a mother of seven, who was
also arrested for drug trafficking, while Michael is a music producer, based in
Asaba. The drugs weighing 41.625kg consist of 36.675kg of methamphetamine and
4.95kg of cocaine. The drugs were hidden
in security lamps, silicon sealants, foodstuff and luggage.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos
airport, Hamza Umar said that those arrested included a mother of seven
children and three men.
Hamza said: “Those apprehended are
Chukwuenyem, found with 21.695kg of methamphetamine hidden inside his bag,
Kelvin, caught with 9.980kg of methamphetamine hidden inside solar security
lamps, Ifeoma, found with 5kg of methamphetamine hidden inside foodstuff and
Michael caught with 4.95kg of cocaine inside silicon sealants.”
Aside from Okafor Michael that was
coming from Sao Paulo with 4.95kg of cocaine, the other three suspects were
trying to smuggle methamphetamine to South Africa where they resided.
Stating his own story, Gilbert said:
“I reside in South Africa where I import and export phones and clothes. I have
five children from three women. My business is grounded and I now live from
hand to mouth. My friend in South Africa for over 10 years gave me solar lamp
where the drug was found. He used to assist me financially and he also promised
to pay for my children’s school fees.”
Ifeoma, a mother of seven children
lives in South Africa with her family.
According to her, “I have seven
children and I take care of them from the sales of foodstuff. I came to Nigeria
to buy foodstuff like melon, vegetables and other local spices. There is a man
in South Africa that I went to request for financial assistance to enable me
expand my business. He called me that somebody will give me some food items for
him. When I got to the airport, NDLEA officers detected methamphetamine in the
package given to me by the man. This was how I found myself in this situation”.
Michael had 4.95kg of cocaine neatly
concealed inside silicon sealants on his way from Brazil.
The music producer, based in Asaba
told narcotic investigators that he went to Brazil to promote his music label.
In his words, “I am a music
producer. I travelled to Brazil to promote my music label and to partner with
other producers. I had a successful deal but on my way back, I accepted a bag
from a friend I met in Sao Paulo to take to Nigeria. When I got here, NDLEA
demanded to search and 29 out of the 34 sealants were found to contain cocaine.
This is a major setback for my career and I feel very bad.”
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