There are several ways to be immortalised in Nigeria, but almost all of them begin after one’s death. Almost all but one: Marwa. A man who had a popular means of transportation named after him. Mohamed Buba Marwa thought he was starting a poverty alleviation scheme while he was the military governor of Lagos state, but little did he know that he was birthing a child that would refuse to shed his name. Keke-Marwa, the tricycles that buzz about Nigerian metropolises like overgrown mosquitoes with little regard for personal space and traffic regulations, had been one of the most enduring legacies of the man until he was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in January 2021.
Following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight by the operatives of the NDLEA, 23-year-old trafficker, Okoguale Douglas has excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grammes.
Director of media and Advocacy of the Agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday said, Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo state, was arrested at the boarding gate of the airport enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned. Babafemi quoted him to have also confessed that he was promised 2000 Euro if he successfully delivers the drugs to Italy.
23-Yr-Old Italy-Bound Suspected Drug Trafficker, Excretes 59 Wraps Of Heroin, Weighing 781.2 Grams
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a 23-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas, with heroin at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to the NDLEA, the suspect, who was arrested while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight, had excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grams.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, titled ‘Italy-bound heroin intercepted at Abuja airport, NDLEA nabs trafficker.’
The statement read partly, “Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo State, was arrested by operatives of the NDLEA, during an outward clearance of Ethiopian Airline fl
A 23-year-old drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas has excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grammes following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight.
Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo state, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, during an outward clearance of Ethiopian airline flight number 910 at the boarding gate of the airport enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned, which proved positive for ingestion.
Under interrogation, he claimed he has been residing in Italy since 2011 after entering the country via Libya with one of his uncles. He said he works as a restaurant attendant in Italy where he earns 900 Euro per month and also works as a painter on his free days and gets about 400 Euro upon completion of any work. He also confessed he was promised 2000 Euro if he successfully delivers the drug to M
Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said on Friday in Abuja that the suspect, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, was arrested by NDLEA operatives during an outward clearance of Ethiopian airline flight number 910 at the boarding gate of the airport en route Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned, which proved positive for ingestion.
“Under interrogation, he claimed he has been residing in Italy since 2011 after entering the country via Libya with one of his uncles.
“He said he works as a restaurant attendant in Italy where he earns 900 Euro per month and also works as a painter on his free days and gets about 400 Euro upon completion of any work.