Drug Traffickers Don Enter Nigeria Courier Services

For Lagos wey dey always full of traffic and wahala, dispatch riders don turn di real heartbeat of city life. As di road dey choke and people dey find how to move fast, dem riders dey weave in and out like breeze carry food, parcel, and document go offices and houses sharp sharp. Dem don become di engine of convenience for Nigeria wey every minute mean money. According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), di logistics and courier work don grow pass 35% from 2020 reach 2023 because online shopping and small hustles don increase. For many young Nigerians, dispatch work don be one strong way to survive and comot from joblessness. But wahala don enter di matter as NDLEA don shout say drug traffickers don dey use dispatch riders  some sabi wetin dem dey carry, while some no even know to move drugs up and down for Lagos and Abuja.

NDLEA talk say dem don arrest plenty of di riders  for Abuja, dem nab three with 149.8 grams of “Canadian Loud,” another two with 91.1kg of “skunk” cannabis. For Lagos, one Joseph Michael from Mushin dey inside cell after dem catch am with 3.3kg of “Colorado,” while another guy, Ibrahim Sulaiman, from Iwaya-Yaba, carry 16.5 litres of “skuchies.” NDLEA oga Buba Marwa don warn say di thing don turn serious trend wey need collaboration between transport authorities, courier companies, and police. Dem say di riders’ fast movement and low profile dey help traffickers hide drugs under normal business. Meanwhile, Lagos Ministry of Transport don admit say dem no get power to check wetin riders dey carry, na only police fit do that. Government don dey plan one new digital app to monitor riders and don order dem to dey wear reflective jackets, especially at night. But until dem fit regulate di system well, experts warn say dispatch work fit turn full-time drug route wey go spoil di trust wey people get for di business.