NDLEA arrests widow using fake pregnancy to traffic cocaine in Lagos

Temisan Olaifa

A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over 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 Jibowu, Yaba area of the state on Friday 22nd August 2025 while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s Spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, a follow up operation at her house in Ago palace area led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in the production of a strain of cocaine.

In her statement, Ezewuike was said to have 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.

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