Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a pastor, Afolabi Hodonu, and his wife, Success, after recovering 11kg of sk¥nk hidden inside their vehicle.
Hodonu, 45, identified as a cleric of the Celestial Church of Christ, Agonvi Sea Beach in Badagry, Lagos, was apprehended alongside his 35-year-old wife on April 2 at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Seme border.
According to NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the couple was intercepted while travelling in a Honda Pilot SUV. A search conducted on the vehicle reportedly led to the discovery of the ill+cit substance concealed in specially modified compartments.
Babafemi noted that their arrest came shortly after the apprehension of a suspected fake security operative, Sunday Samuel, who was caught at the same checkpoint on March 30 while transporting 24.5kg of sk¥nk from the Seme border to Lagos.
“The arrest of the couple followed the apprehension of a fake security agent, Sunday Samuel, 35, at the same checkpoint on Monday 30th March, while conveying 24.5kg sk¥nk from Seme border to Lagos,” the statement read.
