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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, wishes to alert members of the public especially those who have loved ones abroad to a new scheme by scammers who impersonate NDLEA officers and call unsuspecting citizens to inform them of the arrest of their relatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos or any other international airport in Nigeria with illicit drugs upon arrival in the country.
After
throwing the family members into panic, the scammers then make a demand of
millions of naira to facilitate the release of such persons from NDLEA custody.
We have thwarted a number of such bids in the past when the family members
called the Agency’s official contacts for help or clarification.
At
the moment, there is one of such scenarios the Agency has just investigated. In
this case, the picture of a Nigerian man based in the US is being circulated
with an audio of a purported NDLEA officer negotiating the payment of N5
million with a female relative for the release of the US-based Nigerian man
purportedly arrested at the Lagos airport on Friday 22nd March upon his arrival
with a ‘contraband’
Just
like in previous instances, our investigation has also shown that the current
incident is the work of scammers. No NDLEA officer is involved in the audio
conversation and the person whose photo is attached to the audio recording
being circulated is not in our custody at MMIA or any of our Commands either as
at yesterday or any other day. The family members involved in this case are
advised not to part with their hard-earned money to scammers. Nigerians with
loved ones abroad are also urged to keep discussions on travel plans of their
relatives to themselves to avoid the hijack of such by criminal elements for
devious schemes.
For
those who may have a similar challenge, please feel free to seek help or
clarification through any of these contact lines: +2347064670026 and
+2348033326327.
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