“Chidike was to be paid N3.5 million, which he intended to use to import goods from Hong Kong,’’ Mr Babafemi stated.
He said that the operatives intercepted 1kg methamphetamine concealed in containers of body cream going to New Zealand on Sunday, Oct. 15.
The new customs CG gained prominence in 2020 after he seized over $8 million in cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
The international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has been gutted by fire.
He stated that one Abdulraheem Oseni (aka Papalampa) was the first to be arrested at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
Mr Tinubu was received on arrival by Gov. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, his deputy Femi Hamzat as well as some top government and security chiefs.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos received 102 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya.
The federal government has repatriated 21 irregular Nigerian migrants held in Libyan detention facilities.
NDLEA officers accosted Mr Oluchukwu, travelling to Doha with an Ivorien passport in the name of Hien Narcisse.
The acting comptroller general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju, on Friday, announced a state of emergency on passport issuance.
