ASHENEWS reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a drug kingpin identified as Ngene Emmanuel Onyedikachi for masterminding an attempt to smuggle 1.822kg and 1.50kg of Cocaine through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.
A statement issued by Femi Babafemi, the Agency’s Director for Media and Advocacy said that the suspect was arrested on Friday at his residence located at 28 Afolabi Brown Street, Akoka, Yaba, after an intensive surveillance that lasted 25 days.
According to the statement, the suspect recruited the fake couple, Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum who were earlier arrested for ingesting 1.822kg and 1.50kg of Cocaine respectively at the Lagos airport on 1st August while on their way to India.
“During his interview, Onyedikachi confessed that the two suspects: Ilonzeh Kingsley Onyebuchi and Ilonzeh Roseline Nonyelum were introduced to him by another member of his syndicate, whom he claimed he met at Zion Church in the Cele area of Lagos. He explained that the drug was sourced from Guinea Conakry.
“The suspect revealed that when he got information about the arrest of the fake couple, he threw away his old mobile phone along with the SIM cards to avoid being traced, adding that he became relaxed and refused to leave his house because the two couriers do not know his house since they have only met twice at different locations. He said he was living in India before he returned to Nigeria in 2022 after the Indian authorities discovered that he was using Ivory Coast International passport. A blue Acura Legend car was part of items recovered from his home during his arrest.”
