Businessman reportedly hides cocaine in private part, excretes 127 wraps at Kano airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine concealed in his private part.

According to the agency, Emeka , who runs boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State , was taken into custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, following credible intelligence.

A statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy for the NDLEA, said a body scan confirmed that the suspect had ingested illicit drugs and hidden some in his private part.

“A total of 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from his pant after which he was taken for excretion observation during which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions bringing the total number of wraps of the class A drug recovered from him to 127 weighing 1.388 kilograms,” the statement said.

According to the statement, in a separate operation, NDLEA operatives intercepted three consignments of illicit drugs bound for the United Kingdom at a courier company in Lagos on Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October 10.

“One of the shipments, 1.74 kg of methamphetamine was recovered from blocks of glass ceramics, while another shipment contains 114 grams and 168 grams of pentazocine and tramadol injections respectively just as the third consignment contains 48 grams of tramadol capsules concealed in Vitamin C container, all going to the UK,” the agency added.

NDLEA officers also blocked attempts by criminal syndicates to ship 2.6kg of skunk and 422 grams of tapentadol 250mg concealed in black soap tablets bound for Turkey; 169 grams of cocaine hidden in women’s handbags going to Australia; and 568 grams of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, concealed in herbal containers destined for the United Arab Emirates.

The anti-narcotic agency further revealed that at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, operatives intercepted 27,510 pills of Rohypnol concealed in sachets of alcoholic drinks meant for export to South Africa.

“After the initial arrest of a freight agent and a cab driver linked to the shipment, a follow-up operation at Oyingbo market in Lagos led to the arrest of the mastermind, 46-year-old Samuel Omoruyi (alias Yellow) on 2nd October,” the statement said.

“Same day, an Italy-based businessman Enehizena Augustine Uyimwen was arrested by operatives while attempting to export 3,700 pills of tramadol 225mg and 2,600 tabs of tapentadol 200mg hidden in food items to the European country. He claimed he was trafficking the opioids for someone else for a fee of Nine Hundred and Forty-Five Euros (€945),” the NDLEA added.