NDLEA arrests Lagos tailor with N29m worth of cocaine

Ahmadu Giade, NDLEA boss

Olowe Moshood Adebesin, a 41-year-old tailor from Ogun State was recently arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the smuggling of cocaine.

NET gathered that the arrest was made at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by airport officials, on Olowe’s return flight from Brazil.

The substance was discovered in his luggage during the inward screening of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight.

NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar says the suspect with Nigeria international passport number A00745969 was apprehended during routine check.

According to him, ‘Olowe who travelled to Brazil in March 2012 was arrested during routine search of passengers. In the process of search, some substance found in his bag tested positive to cocaine. We have commenced investigation and he will be charged to court soon’.

However, the suspect has opened up claiming ownership of the drug. In his words, ‘I am a tailor at Lagos Island. I am married with 3 children. Life is unfriendly to me that I cannot feed my family. The people that sponsored me promised to pay me N2m. I agreed to smuggle the drugs because the money will change my life. I wanted the best for my family and I never knew things will turn out this way. My intention was to start importing clothes from China with the money but I was not lucky’.

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade warned drug traffickers of the consequences of the criminal act. ‘Drug trafficking is not a game of luck. We shall continue to arrest drug traffickers and prosecute them. We support the culture of success through legitimate business. Those who are in a hurry to get wealth through criminality will end up in prison custody. The suspect is only being greedy and he will face the consequences of his action. He should have weighed the gravity of the offence because the family he loves and seeks to protect, same he had abandoned today’. The NDLEA boss also called on members of the public to report suspected cases of illicit drugs to the Agency.

We’re told the banned drug recovered from the suspect weighed 2.700kg and has a street value of N29m.

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