A carton of ordinary-looking Ghanaian bathing soap has turned out to be anything but ordinary.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted 47,200 pills of Captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug,” at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The illicit shipment, valued at more than ₦1.5 billion, was concealed inside blocks of locally made bathing soap, popularly called “Ghana Soap.”
The seizure followed the arrest of 49-year-old cross-border drug kingpin, Akinbile Kazeem Aikins, who arrived in Lagos from Accra, Ghana, aboard an African World Airlines flight on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
NDLEA operatives reportedly became suspicious and searched his carton, leading to the discovery of the Captagon pills hidden inside the soap.
Captagon is an illicit amphetamine-type stimulant that has been widely associated with trafficking and use in conflict zones and has earned the nickname “Jihadi drug.”
Aikins reportedly told investigators that the consignment was destined for delivery in Northern Nigeria.
NDLEA says Captagon was first intercepted in Nigeria in September 2021, when the agency seized a consignment at the Apapa Port in Lagos.