The anti-narcotics agency said the man after carefully packing his illegal consignment, was to freight it as unaccompanied cargo through the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) area of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
Airport Commander of the NDLEA, Hamza Umar said the drug was carefully packed to avoid suspicion, but it took the extra efforts of officers to uncover the mode of drug concealment.
“The plan was to send the drug as unaccompanied cargo to Mozambique. Good enough, we apprehended the consignor. The drug was hidden inside the soles of 11 pairs of sandals. The case is under investigation and the suspect will soon be charged to court,” Hamza stated.
The suspect is married with four children and lives at Ajangbadi, Ojo area of Lagos.
The suspect hails from Ukpo-Umuorobi in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
He attended Central School Ukpo but could not further his education due to lack of money.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade described the seizure as spectacular and warned that unless drug barons quit the criminal act, they should expect more arrests and seizures.
“This seizure is spectacular because ordinarily you will not suspect that the sandals contained drugs.
The Agency will continue to expose anyone hiding under the cover of legitimate business in smuggling narcotics.
This is a clear signal that more arrests and seizures are in the offing,” Giade stressed.
Investigation had been concluded and the suspect would soon be arraigned, the NDLEA boss added.
NDLEA senior officer commits suicide in Ondo
It was a tragic week for the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ondo State Command, as one of its senior officers, Friday Malu hanged himself in the agency’s office in Ondo town.
The incident, caused pandemonium within the command as officers and men of the agency received the news with rude shock and disbelief.
Malu’s body was found in his office dangling with a rope on his neck and tied to the ceiling fan. A suicide note he wrote was also found on his table.
According to informed sources, the officer’s decision to hang himself might not be unconnected with spiritual problems, which according to one his junior officer, who craved for anonymity had caffected the deceased psychologically.
The source said the situation became worrisome for the late officer when all his efforts to find solution to the said spiritual problems proved abortive.
The deceased used to complain bitterly about the problems anytime they were discussing during and after official work, he stated.
Confirming the incident, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Yaba Police Station, Ondo, Mike Okoh (CSP) said the police were able to recover a suicide note written by the late officer. Okoh stated that police had commenced investigation with a view to getting to the root of the matter.
Also the NDLEA Public Relations Officer in the state, Peter Archibong confirmed that the agency lost one of its officers, Archibong, who described the death of Malu as unfortunate, however declined to comment on the circumstances that led to the death of his colleague whom he described as a gentle and committed officer.
The police spokesman, Adeniran Aremu (DSP) who also confirmed the incident described the incident as unfortunate, saying, the police in charge of Homicide Department were working with their colleagues in Ondo town to get the indepth of the circumstances that led the officer to terminate his life.
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