NDLEA arrests businessman with Cocaine hidden in private parts at Lagos airport

[Augusta]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly concealing cocaine on his body and inside his footwear

NDLEA arrests businessman with Cocaine hidden in private parts at Lagos airport
Onyekwere, 47, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the arrival hall of the Lagos airport during the inward clearance of passengers on a South African Airways flight from Brazil via Johannesburg, following actionable intelligence.

A statement on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said a body scan conducted on the suspect confirmed the presence of illicit drugs, leading to a strip search.

The statement said, “A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear.

 

[kit_hung]

Congrats! heard that the NDLEA arrested forty-seven-year-old businessman named Onyekwere with cocaine hidden in secret places at Lagos airport. incident shows bravery.

 

[Augusta]

That good! I hope this is how they others would also be caught. The NDLEA are doing a great job keep it up.

 

[eLdavis]

Some of these so called business men and women are simply using their business as a cover up for what they are really doing behind the scenes.