NIGERIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER ENROUTE TO MALAYSIA DIES ON PLANE

NEW DELHI (Bernama) - A Nigerian drug trafficker on his way to
Malaysia to deliver the contraband died aboard a plane on Tuesday, after the
drugs he swallowed burst in his stomach.

The Lagos-based Daily Sun newspaper reported Sunday that Chilaka Ogbonna
Emmanuel, 25, died onboard a Qatar Airways flight enroute to Malaysia via
Doha.

"When he developed complications from the ingested drugs, the crew tried to
assist him.

"But when his condition deteriorated, the airplane was forced to make an
emergency landing in India to give him proper medical assistance," reported the
newspaper.

According to the daily, the suspect was confirmed dead in a hospital in
Mumbai.

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) spokesman Jarikre
Ofoyeju said a post-mortem revealed Emmanuel had ingested narcotics and his
death was due to complications.

But Nigerian authorities did not reveal the quantity or type of drugs the
deceased was attempting to smuggle to Malaysia.

The NDLEA revealed 68 suspected drug traffickers were detained at Lagos
Airport in the first six months of this year.