NDLEA Nabs Ex-International Segun Hunkarin, Associate for Drug Smuggling at MMIA
Enet
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has detained former international football star Segun George Hunkarin and his associate, Ntoruka Chinedu, for trying to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria. The drugs were hidden in their luggage at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Chinedu, a frequent traveler known for importing clothes from Turkey and exporting food products from Nigeria, was arrested on June 24, 2025. He arrived in Lagos on an Ethiopian Airlines flight that stopped in Addis Ababa.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesperson, said that a search of Chinedu’s hand luggage revealed 37 wraps of cocaine weighing 800 grams. He reportedly collected the drugs in Ethiopia before reaching Nigeria.
Investigations then led to the arrest of Hunkarin, a former professional football player who spent many years playing in Brazil.
