Culled from Vanguard...
National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency of Nigeria (NDLEA) Thursday arrested a 400 level student at the newly
upgraded Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu.
The suspect, Chizoba Anselem
Nwabuwa, 32 year-old Fine and Applied Arts student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
University, Awka, Anambra State was apprehended during the inward screening of
passengers on an Ethiopian flight from Brazil enroute Addis-Ababa.
According to the head of the NDLEA
at the Enugu Airport, Mr. Nsikak-Abasi Udoh who confirmed the arrest the
suspect excreted 25 wraps of liquid that tested positive for cocaine.
"The suspect excreted
twenty-five (25) wraps of liquid substance. When tested with the United Nations
drug testing kit, it tested positive for cocaine weighing 1.250kg. This first
arrest and seizure is exciting to us because we just commenced operations"
Nsikak-Abasi stated.
Narrating his ordeal Nwabuwa stated
that he had wanted to use the proceeds from the illicit trade to finance his
Art Gallery.
His words: "I am a 400 level
student of Fine & Applied Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,
Anambra State. I wanted to use the half a million naira (N500,000) they
promised to pay me in developing my Art Gallery.
They assured me in Brazil that
authorities will not be able to detect liquid cocaine, so I was confident.
Unfortunately, things have turned-out the other way. I regret my involvement in
drug trafficking".
Meanwhile, Chairman of NDLEA Ahmadu
Giade while expressing satisfaction with the arrest said that the agency would
give high priority attention to all the airports in order to apprehend drug
smugglers across the country.
In his words, "the Agency
accords high priority attention to all the airports. We shall continue to
up-scale our operations at the airports and prevent drug trafficking syndicates
from using the nation's airports".
Giade urged members of the public
to pursue legitimate businesses at all times noting that a good name is far
better than ill-gotten wealth.
He further pointed out that the
suspect will soon be charged to court.
Y do pple use all kinds of excuse to do illegal things? Although I know its difficult to get help in micro-finance banks.. But wat is d govt doing to give entrepreneurs reliable alternatives?
ReplyDeleteThere is no tenable excuse for engaging in drugs. Drug business is criminal business
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The SME is what d govt has set up to look into the entreprenuers matter so as to give them loan without much causuality.
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He has landed himsef into trouble nd A̶̲̥̅♏ sure he won't get away with this bcoz its a great offence. Only God can help us in this country of ours. God bless Nigeria
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Afterall, these guys have 'Role-moodels' who introduced them into it n ve neva been caught! The pple dey catch r just 20-30% of all d pple dat actually engage in d bizness! So d 'Catchers' don't know d original ogas @ d top?
ReplyDeleteThey know d original Oga @The Top buh the law enforcement agency won't arrest them bcoz dy'r over powered in the country nd most of them are our so call politicians nd businessmen.
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