A Nigerian pastor has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. He is Rev. Ugochukwu Ekwem. The suspect was is the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Awka, Anambra State. Rev. Ugochukwu Ekwem, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State.
A statement by the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the suspect was apprehended on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body.
He said, “The youthful and popular preacher, who has his church headquarters in Isu Aniocha, Mgbakwu Road, Awka, Awka North LGA, Anambra State, and two other branches in Lagos and Abuja, was arrested on Monday, March 7, during the outward clearance of passengers on an Ethiopian airline flight to Nairobi via Addis Ababa.
“When tested, the 54 sticks proved positive for cannabis. The cleric confessed during a preliminary interview that he packed that quantity of illicit substance on his body to use during his three-week crusade in Kenya.”
On the same day, another passenger, Nnakeanyi King, who arrived at the airport on an Ethiopian airline 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, 40 parcels of cocaine concealed inside bottles of body cream with a gross weight of 9.70 kilogrammes were allegedly recovered by the NDLEA.
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