Nigerian drug trafficker dies on plane

Lagos: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has ordered a probe into the death of a 25-year old Nigerian, Chilaka Ogbonna Emmanuel.
He died onboard an aircraft on his way to Malaysia enroute Doha, forcing the pilot to divert the plane to India.
The sad incident occurred barely few months after Nigeria lost a suspected drug trafficker, Offiah Gozie Vincent, who was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, but died few days later in a Lagos hospital.
Like Offiah, Chilaka reportedly took off from the Lagos airport on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, carrying a Nigerian international passport.
His sudden death arising from drug ingestion forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in India where he was confirmed dead in a hospital. A post mortem conducted revealed that he had ingested narcotics.
Mumbai police found an Italian visa application form and his Catholic baptism certificate in his bag" .
According to the NDLEA boss, “this is sad and unfortunate. It is one death too many. I want to know exactly what happened and take proactive action against future occurrence. I have ordered full investigation into the incident and I am expecting a detailed report in few days.”
07/08/11 Shola Adekola and Adelowo Oladipo/Sunday Tribune

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