Monday, April 13, 2026 - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted an international drug syndicate, arresting an Ivorian national and a 69-year-old medical doctor for cocaine trafficking.
The spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, who
disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, April 11, 2026 said the Ivorian
suspect, Gohouri Michael, 41, was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano
International Airport, Kano, during the outward clearance of passengers on an
Ethiopian Airlines flight to Milan, Italy, via Addis Ababa.
According to a statement, Gohouri was found to have ingested
82 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.49kg.
Further intelligence uncovered a suspected coordinator
behind the operation, leading to the arrest of the doctor, Dr Chudi Ofomata, in
Ogun State.
NDLEA operatives tracked the doctor to his residence in
Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, where he was arrested on March
27, 2026.
“Efforts to unravel local collaborators of an international
drug syndicate paid off following the arrest of an Ivorian, Gohouri Michael,
41, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano with 82 wraps of
cocaine weighing 1.49kg and the subsequent arrest of a 69-year-old medical
doctor, Dr. Chudi Daniel Ofomata in a follow-up operation in Ogun state,”
the statement read
"Michael Gohouri (also known as Anunwa Onyinye Michael)
was arrested on Monday 16th February
2026 during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight
ET940 to Milan, Malpensa via Addis Ababa.
"Gohouri had arrived Lagos from Milan, Italy on 17th
January, 2026 and was shuttling from Lagos to Enugu for three weeks.
"He later travelled to Kano where he stayed for a week
before ingesting the cocaine consignment in his hotel room. He’s expected to be
paid 5,000 Euros when he delivers the drugs in Milan.
"Further investigation by NDLEA revealed that Gohouri
had a shadowy figure behind the scene, giving him instructions on how to move
the cocaine consignment through the airport.
"The hidden figure behind Gohouri was eventually
discovered to be Dr. Chudi Daniel Ofomata who was later tracked and traced to
his residence at Teachers’ Land estate, Magboro, Obafemi Owode LGA, Ogun state
where he was arrested on 27th March 2026 and flown to Kano on Tuesday 7th April.
“Recovered from him at the point of his arrest include
63grams of promazepam and 7 ampoules of promethazine injection.”
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