Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos have arrested two freight agents over attempts to smuggle 26.20kg cannabis concealed in cereal packs through the SAHCO shed for export to Dubai, UAE.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the consignment was abandoned at the shed before the airport security transferred it to NDLEA.
“Further investigation by the Agency led to the arrest of Olatunbosun Damilola Abimbola, 34, who works at Ashadox Logistics Services, a cargo company on Friday 23rd Sept. He confessed to the crime but stated that he acted on the instructions of his Managing Director, Oloyede Shakiru Abiola, who was promptly arrested,” Babafemi said.
Abiola, a 40-year-old indigene of Ibadan West Local Government Area of Oyo State, confessed that he was forced to abandon the cargo to avoid being detected as a result of the strict security measures put in place by the NDLEA.
Meanwhile, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has hailed the officers and men of Adamawa, Kwara, Lagos, Kano, Enugu, Kogi, Edo and MMIA Commands for their resilience.
He charged them and others across the country to remain vigilant and committed to the collective goal of saving Nigeria from the drug scourge.
