Ex-Footballer Segun Hunkarin Jailed for Cocaine Trafficking

Segun Hunkarin, a former international footballer, and fugitive drug kingpin Ntoruka Chinedu received a combined sentence of 24 years from the Federal High Court in Lagos for cocaine trafficking. Justice Musa Kakaki sentenced Chinedu to 20 years for a 2015 cocaine importation case and an additional two years for conspiring with Hunkarin to import 800 grams of cocaine, totaling 22 years.

Hunkarin was sentenced to two years for conspiracy, bringing their total to 24 years. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) reported that Chinedu was first arraigned in September 2015 for importing 6.25 kilograms of cocaine but absconded after being granted bail.

He was re-arrested on June 24, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport while attempting to smuggle 800 grams of cocaine. Hunkarin was arrested at the airport car park while waiting to receive the consignment.

Both men were charged with conspiracy and unlawful importation of cocaine, with the court rejecting pleas for leniency from their counsel.