Nigerians are so smart, we look for new and inventive ways to commit crime.
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday arrested 26-year-old Igwe (other name withheld) for possessing 630 grammes of cocaine hidden inside two pairs of sandals and his luggage.
The discovery was made at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos while Igwe was attempting to board a Kenyan Airways flight to India.According to the NDLEA Airport commander, Mr Hamza Umar, the suspect wore one pair of the sandals while another pair of sandals containing drug was in his luggage.
Umar said, “The suspect was arrested following the discovery of the drug during a routine search. Officers first found some cocaine inside the pair of sandals Ogbonna wore at the screening area.
“During the search, some quantities of cocaine were equally found in another pair of sandals and inside his luggage. He was found with 630 grammes of cocaine hidden inside two pairs of sandals and in his luggage.
Ogbonna told PUNCH Metro that he was travelling to India to further his studies.
