The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 50-year-old widow attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine with a fake pregnancy disguise.
The suspect who is also a fashion designer, identified as Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, was apprehended at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, on Friday.
According to reports, Ezewuike, who runs a fashion outfit, Golden Star Creation, in the Okota area of Lagos, was attempting to deliver the drug consignment to customers in Abuja.
NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said 200 grams of cutting agent used in processing cocaine were recovered in a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace Way, Okota.
Babafemi further said that Ezewuike, a mother of one, claimed she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite being in the fashion business for over 20 years.
“A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over an attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.
“The widow who is a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested at a bus terminal in the Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday, August 22, 2025, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.
“A follow-up operation at her house in the Ago Palace Way area led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in the production of a strain of cocaine. In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her husband, who died two years ago, while she has been in the fashion business for 20 years,” the statement read in part.
