China-based bizman, 2 Angolans excrete 236 cocaine wraps at Kano, Abuja airports

A China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, and two Angolan citizens, Mbandu Martins Makiadi and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, have excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The arrests took place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.

A statement by Femi Babafemi, the Agency’s spokesperson, said the 34-year-old Ibeanu was arrested on Wednesday, February 4, while on board Qatar Airways flight 1432, traveling from Kano to China via Abuja and Doha.

Acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives at the Abuja airport demanded that the suspect be deboarded, after which he was taken for a body scan.

Babafemi said the scan confirmed the suspect had ingested illicit drugs, adding that he was subsequently placed under observation, during which he excreted 52 pellets of cocaine weighing 735.95 grams.

In his statement, Ibeanu claimed he operated a business on Lagos Island before relocating to Guangzhou, China, in 2024.

Similarly, Angolan nationals Mbandu Martins Makiadi (50) and Ngoma Wilson Fernando (52) were intercepted on Wednesday, February 4, at the departure hall of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

They were undergoing outward clearance for a flight to Istanbul, Turkey, via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940.

According to the statement: “When they were taken for body scans, they tested positive for ingesting illicit drugs. As a result, they were kept under observation for possible excretion. While Mbandu excreted a total of 76 wraps weighing 920 grams across seven excretions, Ngoma expelled 108 pellets weighing 1.33 kilograms in five excretions.”

‘’During interrogation, the suspects, who hail from Hoji Ya Henda in Luanda, Angola, claimed they were recruited by a Luanda-based automobile spare parts dealer. They alleged they were promised $3,000 each upon the successful delivery of the consignments in Turkey.’’

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