US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood film maker Emeka mbadiwe caught with drugs.*

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The NDLEA announced that US-trained filmmaker Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe was arrested on December 27, 2024, in his Lekki hotel room for involvement in drug trafficking

Mbadiwe's partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, was also apprehended the same day at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he was collecting 33 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis

The shipment, weighing 17.30 kilograms, had arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport from the United States, concealed in large wooden boxes

On December 5, 2025, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced via X that its officers arrested a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker.

Mbadiwe was apprehended in his Lekki hotel room on Friday, December 27, 2024, following the earlier arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, the same day.

James was caught at a warehouse in Ajao Estate, Ikeja, where he had been sent by Mbadiwe to collect a shipment of 33 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis weighing 17.30 kilograms.

The shipment had arrived at the Import shed of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja from the United States on December 24, 2024, aboard a Delta Airline flight , concealed in large wooden boxes.

NDLEA officers on Friday 27th December 2024 arrested a US-trained Hollywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Emeka Emmanuel Mbadiwe, who is also a motivational speaker at his Lekki Hotel room following the arrest of his partner, Uzoekwe Ugochukwu James, earlier same day at a warehouse in Ajao estate Ikeja, where he was sent by Mbadiwe to collect a shipment of 33 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 17.30 kilograms, which arrived the Import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja on 24th December 2024 from the United States on a Delta Airline flight, concealed in large wooden boxes.”

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) in Nigeria is responsible for combating drug trafficking and abuse.

The agency conducts regular operations to intercept illicit drugs, arrest suspects, and dismantle drug cartels. Recent high-profile arrests include the apprehension of a wanted drug kingpin as well as significant drug seizures across various states.

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