A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Lagos for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a pregnancy.

Ezewuike, who runs Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in the Okota area of Lagos, was apprehended on Friday, August 22, 2025, at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, while transporting the drug consignment to customers in Abuja.

According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, stated that a follow-up search at her residence along Ago Palace Way, Okota, led to the recovery of 200 grams of a cutting agent used in cocaine processing.

The suspect, a mother of one, reportedly told investigators that she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite having been in the fashion business for more than two decades.

“In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she took over the illicit trade after the death of her husband, even though she had been managing her fashion outfit for over 20 years,” Babafemi said.

Source: Punch