According to a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Adekoya was arrested on Monday, 16th June 2025, following credible intelligence.

A 43-year-old make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, who claimed she was travelling to India for fibroid surgery, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, after 2.2 kilograms of cocaine were discovered factory-fitted inside the walls of her suitcase.

According to a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Adekoya was arrested on Monday, 16th June 2025, following credible intelligence.

NDLEA officers placed her under surveillance, allowed her to check in her luggage, and intercepted her at the boarding gate as she prepared to board a Qatar Airways flight to India via Doha.

A search of her bag uncovered two large parcels of cocaine hidden within its walls. During interrogation, Adekoya admitted she had agreed to traffic the drugs for financial gain while using the alleged medical trip as cover.

“Further investigation revealed the suspect was recruited and funded by a drug baron currently at large, Akeem Ayinde Adekanbi who owns Rockford Hotel located in Sango area of Ogun state while he lives at Igbe Laara in Igbogbo area of Ikorodu, Lagos state,” Babafemi said.

In another case, NDLEA operatives from the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) intercepted a shipment at a Lagos courier company on Thursday, 19th June 2025.

The agency said the shipment, destined for Bahrain, contained 1.3 kilograms of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, hidden inside sewn female dresses.

At another courier firm, the previous day, Wednesday, 18th June, officers uncovered 850 grams of cocaine concealed in cloth hangers bound for Australia.

In Bauchi State, acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA officers arrested Ibrahim Galadima (37) and Ibrahim Muhammed (28) along the Bauchi-Darazo Road on Monday, 16th June. They were found in possession of 1,013,000 opioid pills, including tramadol, diazepam, and exol-5.

On Tuesday, 17th June, 38-year-old Bishir Isyaku was arrested at Gwargwaje along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway with 14.2 kilograms of skunk concealed in two sacks of charcoal, as well as 198 kilograms of rubber solution hidden in seven cartons.

In Abuja, operatives raided Karu Abattoir and Torabora areas on Wednesday, 18th June, arresting Murtala Adamu, Ahmed Isma'il, and four others. They recovered 6.9 kilograms of skunk and 59 grams of methamphetamine during the operation.

In Kano, officers patrolling along the Zaria-Kano Road on Thursday, 19th June arrested Umar Hamisu (19) and Dahiru Abdullahi (32) with 56.2 kilograms of skunk.

That same day, Obiwuru Henry (27) was nabbed along Jaba Road, Fagge LGA, with 23,720 capsules of tramadol and 1,400 ampoules of pentazocine. On Saturday, 21st June, Abubakar Modu (60) was arrested with 36.6 kilograms of skunk, and Abdulkadir Muhammed (28) with 32 kilograms of skunk, both along the Zaria-Kano Road.

In Kwara State, a 22-year-old student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Olotin Nifemi, was arrested on Thursday, 19th June at her base along Kwara Poly Road, Ilorin, with 1 kilogram of skunk. She was described as notorious for selling illicit substances to other students.

In Edo State, NDLEA operatives raided Ugbada camp in Uzebba forest, Owan West LGA, on Friday, 20th June, destroying 4,226.11 kilograms of skunk from cannabis farms. A suspect, Albert Shamaki (33), was arrested.

On Thursday, 19th June, officers also raided Big Jamaya supermarket in Emado community, Esan West LGA, arresting Esther Abumere (28) and recovering assorted illicit drugs, including Colorado, Loud, Molly, tramadol, and other opioids. A separate raid at a provision shop in Idumeka, Igueben, led to the seizure of 1.143 kilograms of skunk and the arrest of Eko Gift (38).