Cocaine importation: MWUN clarifies NDLEA arrest, says detained individual not a dockworker

MWUN made the clarification in response to recent media report suggesting the involvement of a dockworker in the drug smuggling case.

The statement signed by MWUN Head of Media, John Ikemefuna clarifies that Kayode, arrested in connection with two seized containers laden with 56.39kg of cocaine and 795kg of colorado respectively is not a member of their Dockworkers Branch.

The Union emphasizes Kayode’s affiliation with Five Star Logistics Terminal and distances itself from any association with him.

The MWUN, in its statement, emphasized its commitment to an ongoing campaign against any involvement in drug-related activities within the ports and their surroundings.

The Union added that it has been actively educating its members on the severe consequences of engaging in illicit activities, particularly the smuggling of narcotics.

The statement reads, “The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade (Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju, read with dismay the report that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested one Falowo Samuel Kayode – a Dockworker alongside other culprits in connection with two seized containers with Nos. MSCU 4581770 and TRHU 7968071 laded with 56.39kg of Cocaine and 795kg of Colorado respectively.

“The Maritime Workers Union wish to draw the attention of the NDLEA that the said arrested Falowo Samuel Kayode is a staff of Five Star Logistics Terminal and NOT a member of the Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria; hence, the Union wants to clear the air that Falowo Samuel Kayode is not in anyway a Dockworker under the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria as against the various reportage by some quarters of the press.

“The Union wants to correct this erroneous publications and broadcasts by the media that the arrested Falowo Samuel Kayode should NOT be associated with the name of this great Union, which had since been on the vigorous campaign against the peddling of hard drugs within the Ports and its environs, as indulging in such acts would be detrimental to the image of the country amongst the comity of maritime nations.

“The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) had taken its campaign across all the ports formations nationwide sensitizing its members on the need not to involve themselves in the dealings of narcotics in any form. The Union had also warmed that members must not engage themselves with importers, barons, and clearing agents over the handling and discharge of narcotics at the ports; and that any member(s) found wanting in the cases of narcotics ceases to be member of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, ” the statement said.