NDLEA arrests drug trafficker and his orphan recruit

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It was the end of the road for Matthew Bassey, a drug trafficker, and an orphan, Gift Eno, whom Bassey employed to traffic drugs for him. 

They were nabbed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.

Gift Eno, who was Dubai bound, was intercepted at the departure hall of the Lagos airport, and that led to the arrest of Bassey, who hails from the Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

This revelation was made on Sunday in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director of Media Advocacy.

Excerpts of the statement read:

Bassey, 29, from Oron LGA, Akwa Ibom State, was arrested on Wednesday 6th July following the interception of Eno at the departure hall of the Lagos airport.

When Eno’s luggage was searched, 50 parcels of cannabis (2.80kg) concealed in food items were discovered while there were discrepancies between the age she declared and the date of birth on her international passport.

Further interview reveals that the human trafficker who recruited and brought her to the airport, Mathew Bassey, was still lurking around the airport, waiting for her departure. He was promptly tracked and arrested.

Investigations showed that the victim, who hails from the same Oron LGA of Akwa Ibom State like Bassey, recently lost her mother and, as a result, made it easy for Bassey to recruit her with the promise of securing her a job in Dubai, UAE.

It was further discovered that the recruiter leveraged on the victim’s naivety and planted drugs in her bag for onward delivery to his contact in Dubai.

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