Adetunji Oladeji Joseph
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled a plot by some airport staff to aid and abet a suspected drug trafficker in circumventing security checks.
This followed the arrest of a suspected drug trafficker, Adetunji Oladeji Joseph who wore an official tarmac reflective jacket posing as an airport staff. He ingested 100 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.350kg.
Preliminary investigation revealed that one Ekene Victor Uchenna,
a staff with Avobridge who is currently at large allegedly gave his
reflective jacket and on-duty tag to the suspect. He also allegedly
handed the suspect to a female cleaner, Uzoma David who led him illegally to the boarding gate to evade screening and collecting an undisclosed amount of money to aid the suspect.
Chairman of NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade in his statement expressed his disappointment that airport workers would indulge in such high level compromise. ‘Their action is inimical and a calculated attempt to undermine security measures at the airport. They
will be prosecuted for others to see the bitter consequences of
compromise. Drug barons always seek to corrupt officials through bribery
but we are working to counter such acts of infiltration’, Giade stated.
The alleged mastermind of the drug racket is a driver with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olatubosun Michael Olatunji. Another suspected member of the drug cartel, Peter Chidibere a trader at Trade Fair Complex, Lagos has been arrested by the NDLEA and currently being interrogated by officials.
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