“I was paid $3,000” – Barber, 45, caught with N50 million worth of cocaine at Lagos airport (PICTURED)

by Chi Ibe

Ozoh
Ozoh (credits: Punch)

Ozoh Chukwuemeka, 45, a Nigerian barber living in South Africa was caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos with N50m worth of cocaine, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reports.

Weighing 6.1kg, the drug was detected during the outward clearance of Arik Air passengers to South Africa.

NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said they identified the packages at the baggage check in desk at the departure hall.

“The drug, which was neatly hidden in a false compartment of his luggage, was discovered during routine check on passengers,” he said.

According to reports, the suspect who has a child, had lived in South Africa for 10 years, during the search, it was alleged that he had insisted that the bag contained chemicals.

“A friend of mine in South Africa requested that I bring a bag containing chemicals from Nigeria to South Africa for $3,000. I asked him if it was drug but he said it was just chemicals. He paid for my return ticket.

“I am only struggling to take care of myself with my barbing business. If I had known that things will turn out this way I would have rejected the proposal.

“I have a daughter but I am separated with my wife,” Uzor had pleaded.

But the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, was unimpressed with the excuses; he described the suspect’s action as sad. “This is sad and the explanation unacceptable,” he said.

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