By Abimbola Ogunnaike
A South America- based man in search of his long-lost Nigerian father has been arrested In Nigeria for being in possession of almost 10kg of cocaine.
The spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest of the man via his social media pages on the morning of Sunday, 9 April, 2023.
Babafemi said the man, whose details were yet to be given, was reportedly in search of his long-lost Nigerian father.
According to him, the suspect came with 10kg of cocaine concealed in latex condoms and factory-packed perfume bottles.
“Good morning and happy Easter friends here. Our update today is on a young man who left his base in South America in search of his long-lost Nigerian father and decided to come with almost 10kg of cocaine concealed in jumbo-size latex condoms, factory packed in perfume bottles,” Babafemi wrote on his Facebook page Sunday morning.
The NDLEA is expected to give details of the arrest later today.
The agency however noted that the suspect was nabbed a few hours ago, Sunday morning.
“Give it to men of the @ndlea_nigeria, they busted him at the PHIA a few hours ago as this video shows,” Babafemi added.
