Categories: Crimes

Businessman excretes 127 cocaine wraps at Kano airport

A 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, has egested 127 wraps of cocaine concealed following his arrest at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.

The businessman was apprehended by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 127 wraps of cocaine concealed in his private part and stomach.

Ejiofor who operates boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, via Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 941 on Wednesday October 8, 2025.

NDLEA nabs drug lord with 127 cocaine wraps, foils multiple drug shipments abroad

The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was taken for body scan which confirmed he ingested illicit drugs and had some concealed in his private part.

Babafemi disclosed that 58 wraps of cocaine were immediately recovered from Ejiofor’s pant after which he was taken for excretion observation during which he egested 69 pellets of cocaine in seven excretions bringing the total number of wraps of the class A drug recovered from him to 127 weighing 1.388 kilograms.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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