Enugu.
The suspects, a 54-year-old Ghanaian comedian, Musah Iddrisu aka Charles Udunehi and a citizen of Congo
Democratic Republic, Inana Cedrick were apprehended at the airport during inward and outward screening of Ethiopian airline passengers.
The Ghanaian, Iddrisu, was said to have bought 450 grammes
of cocaine for US$19,000 which he ingested on his way to
Thailand while Cedrick, a student, was caught with 1.500
kilogrammes of heroin.
Speaking on the arrest, NDLEA Commander at the Enugu
airport, Mr. Nsikak-Abasi Udoh, said Inana Cedrick was
caught with 1.500 kilogrammes of heroin while Musah
Iddrisu was found to have ingested 450 grammes of
cocaine.
Udoh added that a Nigerian, Mr. John Obi Nwadilichukwu,
was also apprehended by officials of the anti-narcotic agency.
He said: "The Ghanaian comedian ingested 450 grammes of
cocaine on his way to Thailand while the student from Congo
DRC imported 1.500kg of heroin into the country.
We have also apprehended a Nigerian by name John Obi
Nwadilichukwu, who was to receive the student, collect the
drug and pay him for smuggling it."
Meanwhile, Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, has said
adequate security efforts had been made to apprehend drug
traffickers at the Enugu International Airport.
He said: "We have already deployed our officials to the
Enugu airport before it commenced international flights.
Adequate security measures have been put in place to
apprehend drug traffickers at the airport."
According to him, all the suspects have made confessional
statements and would soon be charged to court.
I am from a poor home — Nabbed student The student, Inana,
said that he was given the drug by a Nigerian woman at
Nairobi to deliver to her husband in Enugu, noting that he
wanted to use the money that he would be paid in buying
beads which he would sell in Tanzania.
He said: "I was given the drug in Nairobi by a Nigerian woman who told me to give it to her husband, John Obi
Nwadilichukwu, who resides in Enugu. I wanted to use the
money they promised to pay me in buying beads for sale in Tanzania.
I am a secondary school student from a poor home." I was broke.
Also, the Ghanaian comedian, Musah Iddrisu, said he wanted
to sell the drugs in Thailand, adding that he went into drug
trafficking because he was broke.
According to him, "I am a Ghanaian and a comedian by
profession. I got involved in drug trafficking because of my
financial predicament.
I bought the drugs in Ghana, ingested it and came to Enugu
airport. As a new airport, I felt the security will not be like
other airports but I was caught. I regret my action.
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