The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine by faking a pregnancy to avoid security checks.
The suspect, a mother of one and owner of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was intercepted by NDLEA operatives at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos, on Friday, August 22, 2025, while on her way to deliver the illicit drug to customers in Abuja.
In a statement released on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said a follow-up raid on her residence led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used for processing a cocaine strain.
During interrogation, Ezewuike reportedly confessed that she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite running her fashion business for over 20 years.
Meanwhile, NDLEA operatives recorded other major breakthroughs during the week:
Lagos: Officers of the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI) seized 90 parcels of “Loud” cannabis, weighing 48.6kg, concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks imported from the U.S.
Adamawa: A raid at the home of notorious dealer Idris Garba in Yola South led to the arrest of an accomplice, Boniface Nnaji (55), while Garba escaped. Recovered items included a Toyota Tundra jeep, a Toyota Yaris, and 354,480 pills of tramadol.
Kogi: At Idah waterside, operatives arrested Neche Okonkwo with 5,000 tramadol capsules, 400 pentazocine injections, and 200 diazepam injections after crossing River Niger from Onitsha.
Delta: With military support, NDLEA destroyed 25,500kg of skunk on four plantations covering 10.2 hectares in Ndokwa West LGA.
Ondo: Another 25,025kg of skunk was destroyed on three farms measuring 10.01 hectares in Uso area.
Abuja: Two dispatch riders, Garba Sule (29) and Isaac Augustine (35), were arrested in Jabi with pentazocine injections and packaged skunk meant for distribution in the FCT.
Reacting, NDLEA Chairman/CEO, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), hailed the operatives across Lagos, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Taraba, Delta, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Ekiti, and Edo states for their resilience. He urged them to sustain the momentum in the agency’s balanced approach to tackling drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria.
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