The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) says its operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have arrested Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter, a Thailand returnee, for importing 13.30 kilograms of heroin worth over N3.192 billion.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos arrested Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter, a Thailand returnee, for allegedly importing 13.30 kilogrammes of heroin worth over N3.192 billion.
“The 29-year-old graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra state, had left Thailand on 3rd October on Qatar Airways flight and stopped over in Doha where he spent two days before heading to Lagos while his luggage was routed to Accra, Ghana, his original destination,” the statement reads.
The statement said Oguejiofor claimed he was hired for a fee of $7,000, and that he was to deliver two parcels in Lagos, and the other four in Accra, Ghana.
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