NDLEA arrests widow using fake pregnancy to traffic cocaine

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.

The widow, who is a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago palace way, Okota in Lagos State, was arrested at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday, August 22, 2025, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, August 24.

Babafemi said a follow-up operation at the woman’s house in Ago palace area led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in the production of a strain of cocaine.

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“In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her husband who died two years ago, while she has been in the fashion business for 20 years,” Babafemi stated.

He added that 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sink, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on August 19 by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI).

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