Ex-okada rider caught smuggling meth in Lagos after swallowing it

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former okada rider in Lagos. He was caught after he excreted 100 wraps of methamphetamine he swallowed in Uganda. He tried to smuggle the drug into Nigeria.

This information came from a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. He shared the news on X on Sunday.

The suspect had worked as an okada rider in Lagos for 15 years. He allegedly joined a drug trafficking gang to improve his financial situation.

The NDLEA said the suspect was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. This happened after he arrived from Uganda. The agency acted on intelligence reports and watched him closely.

Investigations showed that the suspect swallowed 100 wraps of methamphetamine before he left for Nigeria. He was then placed under observation. Later, he excreted the drugs.

In a post on X, the agency talked about the arrest. They said the suspect’s plan to make quick money through drug trafficking had failed.

“After 15 years of working as an okada rider in Lagos, this individual decides he needed to forcefully upgrade and change his social status by joining a transnational drug trafficking organisation,” the agency stated.

“That dream has not only crumbled now but is ending in premium tears following his arrest at the Lagos airport by #ndlea_nigeria officers after excreting a whopping 100 wraps of methamphetamine he ingested in far away Uganda.”