Ojukwu’s niece, four others arrested for importing cocaine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Tuesday, arrested

Ijeoma Ojukwu, a niece of late Ikemba, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and three others just as the anti-graft agency quizzed staff over the importation of 2.24 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil.

In a statement in Lagos, the spokesman for NDLEA, Mr. Ofoyeju Mitchell said the arrest came after an abandoned luggage from Brazil was found to contain 2.24 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos which subsequently led to the arrest of the five suspects.

Those arrested and interrogated include Ali Bala Adamu, a staff of the NDLEA, Ijeoma Ojukwu,Victor Umeh, Uche Igwelo and Egbuche Fidelis Osiita.

Speaking on the arrest, Chairman of the NDLEA, Mrs. Roli Bode-George said that the agency would prosecute whoever was found guilty.

“The NDLEA is following every lead professionally and will exploit more opportunities towards getting every culprit arrested. We have also expanded the scope of our investigation and everyone involved in this illegal importation of narcotics shall be diligently prosecuted. The Agency will continue to uphold the rule of law and dislodge drug trafficking organisations in the country” Mrs. Roli stated.

The NDLEA boss added that the agency would maintain its culture of integrity stressing that if the officer being interrogated was found culpable, the law would run its full course