Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command in lkeja, Lagos have arrested Reverend Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body.
The pastor was nabbed on Monday, March 7, 2022 at the airport while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Confirming the arrest in a statement on Sunday, March 13, NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said, “Ugochukwu who has his church headquarters in lsuaniocha, Mgbakwu road, Awka area of Anambra state and two other branches in Lagos and Abuja, was arrested during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi via Addis Ababa.
“When tested, the 54 sticks proved positive to cannabis. The clergyman confessed during preliminary interview that he packed that quantity of illicit substance on his body to use during his three weeks crusade in Kenya.”
“On the same day, another passenger, Nnakeanyi Chukwuka King who arrived the airport on Ethiopian Airlines flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa was intercepted during the inward clearance of passengers at the E-Arrival Hall of the MMIA.
“During a search of his luggage, forty (40) parcels of Cocaine concealed inside bottles of body cream with a gross weight of 9.70kg were recovered from the suspect,” Mr Babafemi added.
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