An Abuja-based trader and a commercial
tricycle rider from Owerri were apprehended by officials of the National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA) in Lagos in connection with the unlawful importation of 6.390kg of
substances that tested positive for heroin.
An Abuja based trader, King Sunday, who was recently arrested by NDLEA officials at the Muritala International Airport Lagos for transporting 2.490kg of heroin, says he ventured into the illicit business because he needed money to take his wife of four days to a lovely destination for their honeymoon. When interrogated, 38 year old Sunday who was arrested as he arrived Nigeria from Kenya, said
An Abuja based trader, King Sunday, who was recently arrested by NDLEA officials at the Muritala International Airport Lagos for transporting 2.490kg of heroin, says he ventured into the illicit business because he needed money to take his wife of four days to a lovely destination for their honeymoon. When interrogated, 38 year old Sunday who was arrested as he arrived Nigeria from Kenya, said
“I erroneously took the decision to
smuggle drugs barely four days after my marriage. I was in need of money for my
honeymoon and also for my business but I should not have involved myself in
drug trafficking. My thinking was that I could smuggle the drug from Nairobi in
two days without my wife knowing that I travelled out of the country. All my
life, I have been upright in my transactions but this is a huge mistake and I
regret my action.”
Also arrested by NDLEA officials
is a commercial tricyclist in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Cajetan Chinedu
Egwin. He was arrested on arrival from Kigali, Rwanda with 3.900kg of heroin .
When interrogated, Chinedu said he needed the money to fix his Tricycle as well
as settle his Landlord.
"The engine of my tricycle which
is my only source of livelihood is bad. While I was looking for money to fix
it, I was introduced to the man that promised to pay me N400,000 on the
condition that I will bring his drug from Kigali. I accepted the offer because
nobody was willing to help me. Apart from the repairs, my rent is due and my landlord
has been asking for his money,” he said.
Both men would soon be charged to court
for drug trafficking.