The suspect, Victor Ifeanacho
Hamza Umar, the agency’s MMIA Commander said the suspect was
arrested during a routine check of passengers on board an Ethiopian
Airline en route to Malaysia.
He disclosed that the suspect, who resides in the Badagry area of
Lagos, was promised $3,500 by the owner upon delivery in Malaysia.
“We have arrested one Victor Ifeanacho. We found parcels of
substances that tested positive for methamphetamine inside his bag. The
drug weighed 2.185kg. The case is still under investigation” Umar said.
According to Punch, the suspect who hails from Enugu State said he
is a graduate of Business Administration, adding that years of
unemployment forced him to indulge in the illicit act.
“I am a graduate of Business Administration. I have been jobless
since I graduated in 2008. After several years of joblessness, I became a
commercial bus driver in Lagos. I am single and live in Badagry. A man I
met at a hotel promised to assist me in getting a job in Malaysia. I
was happy to travel out of the country. Out of frustration, I agreed to
smuggle the drugs, which eventually led to my arrest. They promised to
pay me $3,500, but I regret everything now because I feel empty inside”
Ifeanacho said.
Reacting to the arrest, the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, expressed
disappointment that a learned person who knew the dangers of drug
trafficking could allow himself to fall prey.
“It is very disappointing for a university graduate who knows the
implication of his action to get involved in drug trafficking. He was
taking the drug to Malaysia where he would have been executed if caught
with narcotics. I am happy with the arrest” Giade said.
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