The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced former international footballer Segun Hunkarin and fugitive drug trafficker Ntoruka Chinedu to a combined 24 years in prison for importing cocaine into Nigeria.
Justice Musa Kakaki delivered the judgment after finding both men guilty of offences linked to the unlawful importation of 7.05 kilograms of cocaine.
According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Chinedu was first arraigned in 2015 for smuggling 6.25kg of cocaine but absconded after being granted bail, remaining on the run for nearly a decade.
He was re-arrested on June 24, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport while attempting to smuggle another 800 grams of cocaine aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa.
Investigations revealed that Chinedu had travelled from Turkey, transited through Ethiopia, and collected the drug-laden luggage before arriving in Nigeria. Hunkarin, who previously played professional football in Brazil, was arrested at the airport car park while waiting
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