A suspect, one Pastor Daniel Lanre Akintola, 43, was caught by operatives
of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at Akanu Ibiam International
Airport, AIIA, Enugu, with 1.978kg of heroin concealed in the false bottom of
his luggage.
The NDLEA commander at the Enugu Airport, Mr. Nsikak-Abasi Udoh,
disclosed that the 43-year-old pastor wanted to abandon his luggage at the
arrival hall for fear of arrest.
He said: “Mr. Daniel Lanre Akintola unlawfully possessed 1.978kg
of heroin, while returning from Entebbe, a major town in Central Uganda.
“He wanted to abandon the luggage, but we detected his
intention. The drug was carefully concealed in a false bottom of his luggage.
Akintola, who claimed ownership of the bag containing heroin,
said he was returning from a pastor’s conference.
He said: “I am a pastor with one of the pentecostal churches, at
Ipaja, Lagos. I attended a minister’s conference in Uganda.
“This bag, where heroin was found, is my bag but I am a pastor
and not a drug trafficker.”
The suspect, who hails from Oyo State but lives in Lagos, could
not produce evidence that he actually attended a minister’s conference in
Uganda, moreover, he also did not give any reason for leaving Entebbe, Uganda,
en-route Addis Ababa, to Enugu.
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