A former driver with the Lagos public transport, BRT, Muyiwa Bolujoko, arrested for drugs-related offenses has excreted 90 wraps of cocaine in Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said.
The anti-drug agency also said it has intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55 kilograms concealed in packs of baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday.
He said Mr Bolujoko, who used to work with a public transport company, was arrested on Monday, June 29, 2022, for ingesting 90 pellets of cocaine.
The statement said, “He was arrested at the screening point before boarding a Qatar Airways flight en route Doha to Sharjah, with his trip expected to terminate in Dubai, UAE.
“The 39-year-old from Ijebu South LGA, Ogun State, was placed under excretion observation after a body scan result confirmed drug ingestion.
“While in custody, the suspect excreted all the 90 pellets in four excretions. He claimed he left his N60,000 per month job as a BRT driver in February and decided to work as a drug courier to raise funds to buy a shuttle bus, popularly called Korope in Lagos, to continue his transport business.”
Also, the intercepted 22 blocks of heroin, worth over N4.5 billion were flown in from South Africa on board a South African Airways flight on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.
The statement read in part, “After a series of follow-up operations that led to the arrest of two freight agents, the actual receiver of the drug consignment, Chike Okeke Eweni, who distributes the substance for his South Africa-based partner, was arrested the following day, Thursday, June 30, at a logistics warehouse on Ajao Estate, Ikeja. Chike, who hails from Anaocha LGA, Anambra State, claimed during a preliminary interview that he’s also into fish farming.”
