Nabbed Suspect Claims He Smuggled Cocaine to Fund Mother’s Burial
A suspected drug trafficker, Ikechukwu Obiabumuo, who was arrested with 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, reportedly said he indulged in it to raise money to pay the debts he incurred during his mother’s burial, Punch News report.
Obiabumuo from Anambra State was arrested along with a certain Osita Ifeagwu and a South African man, Sipho Mitshali, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
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Reportedly, 4.7kg of cocaine was recovered from Ifeagwu, while the South African was caught with 4kg of ephedrine and 8kg of methamphetamine on his way to Johannesburg. The drugs were estimated at N163m. Obiabumuo claimed he was an electrical appliances trader at Alaba market in Lagos, before he took to drug trafficking. He also revealed to the investigators that he was exporting the drug to Switzerland adding that,
“I used to sell electrical appliances at Alaba market in Lagos before I travelled to Czech Republic in search of greener pastures. I incurred some debts during my mother’s burial and I needed money to settle the debts. That was why I got involved in drug trafficking.”
Ifeagwu said he smuggled the drug to Nigeria from Dubai in anticipation of raising funds to cater to his ailing daughter. The father of three said,
“I am a business man living at Okota, Lagos. I am married with three children. My daughter was sick and I had spent so much money on her bills yet there was no sign of improvement. That affected my business and forced me into drug trafficking. I was desperate to save my daughter from death. The drug was given to me at Dubai airport, but on getting to Nigeria, I was arrested.”
Mr. Hamisu Lawan, the NDLEA commander stationed at the international airport confirmed the arrest saying that,
“The South African was caught smuggling 4kg of ephedrine and 8kg of methamphetamine to Johannesburg through Addis Ababa. Ifeagwu imported 263 pellets of cocaine weighing 4.7kg from Dubai; Obiabumuo was apprehended while attempting to export 1.5kg of cocaine to Switzerland through Frankfurt. The cases are being investigated,” he concluded.
So bad…. No excuse to indulge in illegal business, he should have cut ur coats to his size during the burial
Who Sent you to borrow and bury your mum? People never live according to their means smh. Different excuses for trafficking drugs.
It’s better to let out a cry for help to the general public to raise money to save your child than to traffic drug.
stupid,senseless & flimsy excuses
Too much foolishness in your head.
End of the road! So no mercy.
what happened to other means of raising money? your mother will be ashamed of you wherever she is
Mtchewww he has not seen anything
No excuse to indulge in illegal business. .face the law
That doesn’t give you enough reasons to indulge in such crime abeg
Lame excuses
Just d beginning
He has nt seen anything
for burial again. not evn to save a life. mtcheew
See what you have caused yourself after spending money you don’t have to impress people . Now they are at their homes while you are about to spend time in jail. People should be wise these days biko
Indeed!! Go face the long hand of the law abeg
Story for the gods better go and cool off in jail