8th May, 2022
A Nigerian based in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo , Nworie Phillip Chikwendu has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos with parcels of cocaine.
Chikwendu was caught 3 May during an inward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil enroute Doha to Lagos.
During a thorough search of his luggage, two parcels of cocaine were discovered concealed in a pair of brown slippers hidden in his ox blood backpack.
A further search of the pair of black slippers worn by the suspect also led to the recovery of additional two parcels of cocaine built into the soles of his foot wears, bringing the total to four parcels weighing 800grams.
When undergoing preliminary interview, Chikwendu who claimed to be a barber in Sao Paulo, said he came to Nigeria for the burial of his father.
He confessed he decided to get into the criminal act because his trip was sponsored by his Brazil-based friend who gave him the drug to deliver in Lagos for a fee of N2, 000, 000.