A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for drug trafficking

[Augusta]

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.

According to a statement from the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the widow who is a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago palace way, Okota Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday 22nd August 2025 while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

Babafemi said a follow up operation at her house in Ago palace area led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in the production of a strain of cocaine.

He added that in her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her husband who died two years ago.

 

[eLdavis]

So she decided to continue the trade, while not just focus on other legit ways to make money like her fashion designing.

 

[Augusta]

So she decided to continue the trade, while not just focus on other legit ways to make money like her fashion designing.

That's humans for you. They just like to focus on the wrong side of the law. Too bad for her