The first batch of the consignment consisting 57,420 pills of tramadol 225mg and 57 pellets of Cocaine weighing 1.60kg were intercepted in a cargo going to Gabon on Air Côte dIvoire on Saturday 19th July 2025.

A popular cargo agent Ihekweme Osinachi Benedict handling the shipment was immediately arrested, after which further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect Uzochukwu Godspower Chukwurah on Sunday 20th July.

Eleven parcels of cocaine with a total weight of 1kg were later recovered from four additional side mirrors being prepared for export found in the home of Uzochukwu on Monday 21st July, bringing the total number of parcels of cocaine to 68 weighing 2.60 kilogrammes.

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In a related development, NDLEA operatives on Friday 1st August arrested a businesswoman Mrs. Nwafor Roseann Nneka at her shop within the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, Lagos following the interception of 100 grams of cocaine and 300 grams of phenacetine, a cutting agent, concealed in ladies lipsticks going to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, through the export shed of the Lagos airport on 10th July 2025.

Two cargo agents linked to the shipment were earlier arrested before the eventual arrest of Nneka who runs the criminal trade as a family business with her husband Remigus Nwafor, currently on the run.

In her statement, Mrs. Nwafor admitted she bought the lipsticks used to conceal the illicit drugs while her husband handled the actual concealment.

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Excel, in two letters dated December 13 and written on her behalf by a rights group, Initiative Against Human Right Abuse & Torture, also sought the intervention of the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minster of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

Ihekweme was a commissioner in the first term of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo.

The petitions were signed by the Executive Director of the group, Comrade Gerald Katchy on behalf of the complainant.

They were titled: “Complaint of Abuse of Power and Office by Security and Enforcement Agencies and Disregard to the Rule of Law: A Menace to the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency.”

Excel alleged that her husband was forcefully arrested on November 27 in his Abuja residence by the police without an arrest warrant and had since been on detention.

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She said her husband’s plight began when he (Fabian) urged the governor of Imo to prioritise the needs of the citizens of the state and to deliver on his campaign promises.

According to her, this act of accountability by Dr Fabian Ihekweme, regrettably, led to his persecution.

In two other letters she personally signed and addressed to the Executive Secretary, National Human Right Commission, NHRC, and President, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Excel equally sought their intervention.

She said she wrote the letters over the alleged misconduct involving the Nigeria Police Force.

“I am seeking your urgent intervention in this grave matter involving gross violation of fundamental right of a citizen of Nigeria (Dr Fabian Ihekweme), my husband, and an action of the police against the rule of law, the Nigerian constitution and the justice systems within the Nigeria Police Force.

“Sir, on November 27, unidentified armed men forcefully abducted Dr Ihekweme from his home without a warrant, due process, or access to his legal counsel.

“His phone was confiscated, and he was denied necessary medical care.

“For over 24 hours, his family had no knowledge of his whereabouts until the police issued a statement confirming his detention.

“Currently, Dr Fabian Ihekweme is being held at the infamous Tiger Base police unit, subjected to inhuman treatment and unjustly accused of sponsoring the Eastern Security Network (ESN)—a baseless allegation aimed at discrediting his integrity and silencing his voice.

“This ordeal has left his family, including his children, traumatised and mentally distressed.

“His arrest and detention without recourse to justice or medical attention are not only a violation of his constitutional rights but also a grave affront to the principles of democracy, freedom of expression, and good governance,” she said in the petitions.

Excel, therefore, sought the intervention for her husband’s immediate and unconditional release and to ensure that his rights to due process, legal representation and medical care were upheld.

She also sought an independent investigation into the circumstances of his arrest, detention and the allegations against him.

She further sought an intervention to protect citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and ensure that no one is persecuted for holding leaders accountable or advocating for good governance.

Source: NAN

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