Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a fake pregnancy.

Ezewuike, who runs Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Okota, Lagos, was intercepted on Friday, August 22, 2025, at a Jibowu bus terminal in Yaba, while attempting to deliver the drugs to customers in Abuja. A follow-up search at her residence led to the recovery of 200 grams of a cutting agent used in cocaine production. She confessed to inheriting the illicit trade from her late husband, despite running a fashion business for over 20 years.

In a separate operation on Tuesday, August 19, NDLEA officers intercepted 90 parcels of “Loud” cannabis, weighing 48.6kg, concealed inside three cartons of kitchen sinks at a courier company in Lagos. The consignment, imported from the United States, was seized by the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI).

Nationwide Operations and Seizures

Adamawa: Operatives raided the home of a notorious dealer, Idris Garba, in Yola South. Though Garba escaped, his associate, Boniface Nnaji (55), was arrested. Recovered items included a Toyota Tundra, Toyota Yaris, and 354,480 pills of tramadol.

Kogi: Neche Okonkwo was arrested at Idah waterside with 5,000 tramadol capsules, 400 pentazocine injections, and 200 diazepam injections.

Kano: Multiple arrests yielded 452,070 opioid pills, 140 litres of codeine syrup, and 7,000 tramadol capsules.

Kwara: Three separate seizures totaling 2,289.49kg of cannabis were made at Ajase-Ipo. Four suspects were arrested.

Ekiti: Two men, Awe Sunday (50) and Ayodele Adedayo (54), were arrested with 96kg of cannabis.

Taraba: NDLEA, supported by Civil Defence, destroyed 7,500kg of cannabis cultivated on three hectares of farmland in Bali LGA.

Edo: Over 15,000kg of cannabis were either destroyed on plantations or seized from warehouses, with suspects arrested.

Delta: Security forces destroyed 25,500kg of cannabis on four plantations spanning 10.2 hectares in Ndokwa West LGA.

Ondo: 25,025kg of cannabis was destroyed on three farms measuring 10.01 hectares in Uso area.

In Abuja, two dispatch riders were arrested on Thursday, August 21, in Jabi for distributing drugs. Garba Sule (29) was found with pentazocine injections, while Isaac Augustine (35) was caught with cannabis already packaged for delivery.

War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) Campaign

Alongside the arrests and seizures, NDLEA continued its nationwide sensitization programs, holding lectures in schools, mosques, and communities in Katsina, Kano, Abia, and Nasarawa States.

NDLEA Chairman/CEO, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), commended the officers for their resilience and urged them to sustain the Agency’s balanced approach of enforcement and advocacy in the ongoing War Against Drug Abuse.