NDLEA: How We Rejected $24,500 Bribe Offered by Drug Baron Caught with N8bn Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Sunday said that its operatives rejected a bribe of $25,500 Dollars from a drug baron who was nabbed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The drug baron identified as Ejiofor Enwereaku, was arrested with 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95km.
The street value of the drug was put at over N8bn.
In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the drug baron was the leader of a syndicate who specialise in using travelleres in trafficking cocaine to many countries.
Babafemi’s statement reads: “On Sunday, May 9, 2021, a man came to the airport to make inquiries on how to get the disclaimed bag released. He was promptly arrested for investigation.
“The disclaimed bag was opened in the presence of the arriving passenger and the man, who came to negotiate the release of the disputed bag.
“When it was opened, it was found that the bag contained 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95kg. A follow-up sting operation was carried out, which led to the arrest of Ejiofor Felix Enwereaku, the prime suspect, on Friday, May 14, upon his arrival from Addis Ababa onboard an Ethiopian Airline flight.
“During preliminary interrogation after his arrest, he confessed to have been contracted by his Ethiopian associate, who is a notorious drug baron, to claim and push out the consignment in Lagos, Nigeria.
“He further admitted to have paid $24,500 bribe in three tranches to compromise the NDLEA officers. The first was $10,000 delivered through his representative in Lagos and another $10,000 via his First Bank account, while the third tranche of $4,500 was paid at the point of his arrest.”
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