The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using a fake pregnancy as disguise.

Ezewuike, the proprietress of 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 attempting to deliver the illicit consignment to customers in Abuja.

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

In her statement to investigators, the mother of one claimed she inherited the drug trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, despite running her fashion business for more than 20 years.

 “A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, has been arrested by operatives of the NDLEA over an attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine using fake pregnancy as a façade to evade detection,” Babafemi said.

“The suspect, a mother of one and owner of Golden Star Creation in Okota, Lagos, was arrested at Jibowu bus terminal while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to Abuja. A follow-up search of her residence led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent. She claimed she inherited the illicit business from her late husband, though she has been in the fashion industry for 20 years.”