Crime
PHOTOS: Lagos Widow Arrested For Using Fake Pregnancy Belly To Traffic Cocaine, Dispatch Riders Caught Delivering Drugs In Abuja
She was reportedly on her way to deliver the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy belly as cover.
Ezewuike, a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit located along Ago Palace Way in Okota, Lagos, was intercepted at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, on Friday, August 22, 2025.
She was reportedly on her way to deliver the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja, according to a statement issued by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, on Sunday.
A follow-up search at her residence in Ago Palace area led to the recovery of 200 grams of a cutting agent used in processing cocaine. During interrogation, Ezewuike confessed that she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite having run her fashion business for over 20 years.
Dispatch Riders Arrested in Abuja
In a separate operation in Abuja, NDLEA officers arrested two commercial dispatch riders caught distributing illicit drugs in the Federal Capital Territory.
The suspects, identified as Garba Sule, 29, and Isaac Augustine, 35, were stopped during a search operation in Jabi on Thursday, August 21.
Sule was found with 300 milligrams of pentazocine injection, while Augustine was caught with 8.64 grams of skunk packaged for delivery.
Nationwide Crackdown Continues
The arrests were part of a series of coordinated operations across the country that led to multiple seizures of cocaine, cannabis, opioids, and other psychotropic substances in Lagos, Kwara, Kano, Kogi, Taraba, Edo, Delta, Adamawa, Ondo, and Ekiti states. Several suspects are in custody, while others remain on the run.
In Kwara State, operatives intercepted a bus conveying 57.2kg of cannabis along the Ilorin–Jebba road, while another suspect was arrested in Ilorin with 3.5kg of the same substance.
In Kano State, two men, 31-year-old Usman Sani and 27-year-old Hamisu Ibrahim, were caught in Fagge and Kumbotso areas respectively with a combined 1.67kg of tramadol, codeine, and rohypnol.
In Kogi State, officers dismantled a syndicate that supplied codeine syrup and tramadol to students in Lokoja. Three suspects were taken into custody and 2,100 bottles of codeine syrup alongside 1,450 capsules of tramadol were recovered.
In Taraba State, operatives raided a warehouse in Jalingo and recovered 73.4kg of cannabis, 4,100 tablets of diazepam, and 16 bottles of codeine.
In Edo State, three suspects were arrested in Irrua with 62kg of cannabis, while in Delta State, NDLEA operatives stormed a hideout in Ughelli, seizing 84.3kg of cannabis and 12 bottles of codeine.
Similarly, in Adamawa State, 65.8kg of cannabis was recovered from a suspect in Girei Local Government Area.
In Ondo State, 80kg of cannabis was intercepted in Akure, while in Ekiti State, 35kg of cannabis was seized during a raid on a farm in Oye Local Government Area.
NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), while commending the various commands for their efforts, stressed that the agency would not relent in its pursuit of drug cartels, couriers, and peddlers nationwide.
He urged citizens to provide credible information that could aid the agency’s ongoing war against illicit drugs.
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PHOTOS: N10 billion Cocaine, Loud, opioids intercepted at Lagos ports as NDLEA arrests kingpins
A 55-year-old businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, who deals in clothing at the popular Balogun market, Lagos Island, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to export 3.30 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the walls of cartons used to package foodstuffs going to the United Kingdom.
According to Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the agency, Onuigbo was arrested on Thursday, 23rd July 2026, following the interception of his cocaine consignment at the export shed of the Lagos airport the previous day, Wednesday 22nd July by NDLEA operatives.
NDLEA arrests Lagos businessman, others over N10 billion cocaine trafficking; intercepts consignment of tramadol buried in containers of black soap
Babafemi said in the course of investigation, three cargo agents identified as Nkwor Onyekachukwu Justina; Adeleke Abiola Taoheed; and Ukanwa Grace Pilgrim, who handled the shipment, were initially arrested, leading to the arrest of Kenneth Okakpu who delivered the consignment to the cargo agents for shipment to the UK.
The NDLEA spokesperson said Okakpu’s arrest provided the lead to identifying Onuigbo as the kingpin behind the syndicate and his eventual arrest while attempting to send another consignment of cocaine to the UK.
NDLEA arrests Lagos businessman, others over N10 billion cocaine trafficking; intercepts consignment of tramadol buried in containers of black soap
He mentioned that a 31-year-old entrepreneur, Emmanuella Chukwu-Edo, also involved in illicit drug trafficking, was on Tuesday, 21st July, arrested at her Surulere, Lagos residence by NDLEA operatives following the seizure of her consignment of 2.80kg Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, which arrived from the United States aboard a United Airlines flight on Monday, 20th July.”
NDLEA arrests Lagos businessman, others over N10 billion cocaine trafficking; intercepts consignment of tramadol buried in containers of black soap
In a related development, NDLEA officials seized a consignment of tramadol buried in containers of black soap heading to the UK. The shipment was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a courier firm in Lagos on Wednesday, 22nd July.
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A man accused of stealing cables was paraded in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The suspect was apprehended in the early hours of Sunday, 26th July, 2026 by a vigilante group at Ompadec, Amarata, while allegedly stealing electrical cables from a home.
According to residents, cable theft has become a recurring problem in the area, leaving them feeling vulnerable.
They expressed relief following his apprehension.
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