Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested one Rabi Muhammad over an attempt to move illicit drugs.
The suspect, described as a 35-year-old female, was said to have been caught with over 3,000 capsules of Tramadol, hidden in a calabash disguised as a pregnancy bump.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, the arrest was made at the departure tarmac of Seme land border, while the suspect was attempting to cross into Benin Republic.
“A Kano based businesswoman, 35-year-old Rabi Muhammad was intercepted by NDLEA officers at the departure tarmac of Seme land border with a protruding tummy on Monday 16th February 2026 while attempting to cross to Cotonou in Benin Republic. A full body search however revealed the absurd: her pregnancy was fake and her baby bump was designed with a pink coloured calabash used to conceal 3,200 capsules of tramadol, which she tied around her stomach and was taking to Cotonou to sell,” the statement read.
In a similar vein, “Michael Gohouri (also known as Anunwa Onyinye Michael)” was nabbed by the NDLEA on the same day in Kano at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, “during the outward clearance of passengers on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940 to Milan, Malpensa via Addis Ababa.”
He was said to have been placed under observation, after which he excreted “82 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.49 kilograms.”
“Michael Gohouri had arrived Lagos from Milan on 17th January, 2026 and was shuttling from Lagos to Enugu for three weeks. He later travelled to Kano where he stayed for a week before ingesting the cocaine consignment in his hotel room. He’s expected to be paid 5,000 Euros when he delivers the drugs in Milan,” the statement added.
“The suspect who hails from Reu duce Avenue 13 Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire claims his father, Bade Gohouri is an Ivorian while his mother is from Anunwa compound, Urunnebo village Ukwan in Enugu State. He applied for asylum in Italy in 2013 and obtained a resident permit which expires 25th May 2026 while he has a Nigerian National Identification Number with his name written as Anunwa Onyinye Michael.”
The agency also made other arrests, including that of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Trans Fortress Global Resources, Mr. Kolapo Oladapo Raji.
Raji, said to be on the NDLEA watchlist, was reportedly arrested at his residence in Lagos State on February 12, 2026.
“A search of his residence led to the recovery of four large bags containing parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 89.20kg. Also recovered from him at the point of his arrest was a 2024 model Toyota Hilux,” Babafemi said in the statement.
“In his statement, he claimed he got involved in the illicit drug trade after financing some consignments for his overseas associate. He said hundreds of millions of naira paid to him as profit by his associate motivated him to establish his own independent drug distribution channel.”
