Two Qatar-based drug lords arrested at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Qatar-based drug kingpins following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, stated in Abuja on Sunday that those arrested were Eyah Nnamdi, alias Murphy and Ugwuoke Oluchukwu.
He explained that Mr Oluchukwu was the first to be arrested on June 9 during the outward clearance of Qatar Airways passengers at the Lagos airport.
He added that NDLEA officers accosted Mr Oluchukwu, travelling to Doha with an Ivorien passport in the name of Hien Narcisse.
Mr Babafemi stated further that scrutiny of his black carry-on luggage led to the discovery of a false bottom concealing two parcels of crystalline substance that tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 1kg.
“He confessed that he travelled to Qatar in August 2022 and returned to Nigeria in April 2023 to perfect arrangements for the movement of the drug consignment.
“A further probe led operatives to Oluchukwu’s Qatar-based senior partner in the trade, simply identified as Murphy, who was lurking around in Eziani, his home town in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
“Oluchukwu, who hails from Igboeze North Local Government Area of the state, claimed he holds a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering.”
Mr Babafemi said Murphy was arrested after operatives were deployed to the Eziani community.
“His true identity was later discovered to be Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, who had lived in Indonesia for some years before relocating to Doha,’’ Mr Babafemi stated.
(NAN)
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