A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy disguise.
Ifeoma Ezewuike, runs a fashion outfit, Golden Star Creation, in the Okota area of Lagos, was caught at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, on Friday, while attempting to deliver the drug consignment to customers in the Federal capital territory.
A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace Way, Okota, led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in processing cocaine.
Femi said in her statement to investigators that Ezewuike, a mother of one, claimed she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died about two years ago, despite being in the fashion business for over 20 years.
The widow who is a mother of one is also a proprietress of Golden Star Creation.