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A former officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ngwoke Emmanuel, has told narcotic investigators that he collected N500, 000 to smuggle contraband (used clothing) from Seme to Lagos Island, but during a search, it was discovered to be cannabis.
Customs officers at Gbaji checkpoint, along Lagos-Badagry expressway, arrested the suspect, who is being interrogated for his alleged role in trafficking 394 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis, worth N4million.
He was immediately transferred to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for investigation.
NDLEA Commander at Seme Border, Udotung Essien, said the suspect was transferred with the drug and the case is under investigation.
The 39-year-old suspect, in his statement, said his accomplices told him that the content of the consignment was used clothing.
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“I was paid the sum of N500, 000 to smuggle contraband from the border to Lagos Island, but when the consignment was searched by Customs officers at Gbaji checkpoint, it turned out to be cannabis.
“That was how they arrested, dismissed and transferred me to NDLEA. I am completely obsessed with the thoughts of taking care of my wife and child. I do not know what next to do,” Nwoke, who hails from Enugu State, lamented.
