During preliminary investigation, NDLEA Airport Commander, Hamza Umar, said the Aba-based businessman was discovered to be travelling to Bujumbura, Burundi.
In his confessional statement, the suspect said: “I am a patent medicine dealer in Aba, Abia State. My arrest is very unfortunate because I am a hardworking person.
“I was deceived into drug trafficking because I was desperate to perform my marriage ceremony by the end of the year.
“I was optimistic that I will not be arrested, but things did not go according to my expectation.
“What must I do to set myself free from this predicament?” he asked, begging not to be allowed to be confined until his proposed wedding.
Reacting to the arrest, Chairman/Chief Executive of the anti-narcotic agency, Ahmadu Giade, said:
“The arrest of Chike will serve as a warning to others that they will ultimately be caught with drugs and prosecuted.
“It does not matter if the trafficker is going to other African countries or outside the continent; we are prepared to intercept all drugs.
“I urge members of the public to support the agency’s drug control efforts.”
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