Greed: Chukwudulue, Makiadi, Fernando excrete 236 cocaine wraps at Kano, Abuja airports

Stanley Ihedigbo

China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, alongside two Angolan nationals, Mbandu Martins Makiadi and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, respectively.

According to the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the 34-year-old Ibeanu was arrested on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, while onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Kano to China en route Abuja/Doha. Acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives at the Abuja airport demanded that the suspect be deboarded, after which he was taken for a body scan.

The result confirmed that he had ingested illicit drugs.

He was thereafter placed under observation, during which he excreted 52 pellets of cocaine weighing 735.95 grams.

In his statement, Ibeanu said he was into business on Lagos Island before relocating to Guangzhou, China, in 2024.

The duo of Mbandu Martins Makiadi, 50, and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, 52, were intercepted on Wednesday, 4 February, at the screening point of the departure hall of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport during outward clearance of passengers travelling to Istanbul via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940.

When they were taken for body scans, they tested positive for ingesting illicit drugs. As a result, they were kept under observation. Mbandu excreted 76 wraps weighing 920 grams in seven excretions, while Ngoma expelled 108 pellets weighing 1.33 kilograms in five excretions.

During interrogation, the suspects, who hail from Hoji Ya Henda in Luanda, Angola, claimed they were recruited by a Luanda-based automobile spare parts dealer who promised to pay them $3,000 each upon successful delivery of the consignments in Turkey.

An attempt by convicted drug kingpin Olashupo Michael Oladimeji to export 1.10 kilograms of cocaine concealed in processed cassava granules, popularly known as garri, to London, United Kingdom, on a Virgin Atlantic flight was thwarted by NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Olashupo is currently serving a five-year jail term at Ikoyi Correctional Centre after NDLEA arrested him in 2025 in connection with an unlawful conspiracy to export 17.90kg of cocaine.

He was successfully prosecuted and convicted by the Federal High Court in Lagos.

Not ready to abandon his criminal enterprise, the convict, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Dimeji Express Logistics, initiated the latest scheme from prison using his company.

The plot was uncovered on Thursday, 12 February, when NDLEA officers at the export shed of the Lagos airport intercepted a consignment of compressed blocks of cocaine hidden in a sack of garri, further packed inside a carton.

A staff member of Dimeji Express Logistics, Adedeji Yusuf Gbolahan, who presented the consignment for export, was promptly arrested. Investigations revealed that Olashupo initiated the trafficking scheme from prison and directed Yusuf to pick up the consignment at a location in Oshodi.

A similar attempt by 44-year-old estate surveyor Adelaja Taiwo Adetayo to export 1.70 kilograms of skunk concealed in five jerrycans to the UK was also foiled by NDLEA operatives at the export shed of the Lagos airport.

The cargo agent, Mustapha Quddus Opeyemi, who presented the consignment, was initially arrested, while a follow-up operation led to the arrest of Adelaja in the Ahmadiyya area of Lagos on Monday, 9 February.

In Abuja, NDLEA operatives on Thursday, 12 February, intercepted a waybill package sent from Enugu containing a children’s toy guitar. A search of the guitar revealed two parcels of Canadian Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 59.2 grams. A follow-up operation led to the arrest of the owner of the consignment, Henry Onuma, at Dream City Estate, Life Camp.

In Lagos, NDLEA officers on Friday, 13 February, raided a four-bedroom duplex at 2 Alexandria Terrace, Ikate-Elegushi, Lekki, used for the production and storage of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis.

The raid followed the seizure of 73 cartons of nitrous oxide at Iyare Motor Park, Ajah–Epe Expressway, intended for Benin City, Edo State.

The driver of the vehicle, Amos Innocent, was arrested, while Victor Oyedeji was apprehended at the Lekki residence, where 13.2 kilograms of freshly produced Colos were recovered alongside precursor chemicals.

In Ibadan, Oyo State, a notorious female drug dealer, Oluwayemisi Bunmi, 45, was arrested on Wednesday, 11 February, at her enclave in Hope Alakia. Recovered items included 1.189kg of Colos, skunk, 320 grams of methamphetamine, ₦2,975,000 cash, and two vehicles.

No fewer than 105,400 tramadol pills were recovered from a suspect, Kamilu Abdullahi, 43, when his J5 vehicle was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at Bode Saadu, Kwara State, on Thursday, 12 February.

In Edo State, five suspects were arrested on Saturday, 14 February, when NDLEA operatives raided Yoruba Camp, Olumoye Forest, Ovia North East LGA, where 563.5 kilograms of skunk were recovered.

Across all commands nationwide, NDLEA officers continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitisation activities in schools, worship centres, workplaces, and communities over the past week.

While commending officers and personnel across various commands for arrests and seizures, NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), urged them to sustain the current balanced approach to drug supply and demand reduction efforts nationwide.