A 54-year-old widow, Mrs. Sekinatu Onitemi Adaba, has allegedly excreted 58 wraps of substance that tested positive to cocaine following her arrest by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport.
The suspect reportedly told officials of the agency that she was trafficking drugs for the first time.
She said she was lured into the illicit business by an unnamed friend at a party in Lagos, following her husband’s death.
Mrs Adaba was paraded yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, by the airport’s NDLEA Commander, Mr. Olutekunbi Davies.
The NDLEA chief alleged that the suspect was arrested on May 23 as she was about to board a Lufthansa Airline to London via Frankfurt, Germany.
Davies alleged that Mrs Adaba swallowed the drugs and excreted them within three days of her arrest, under the close watch of the agency’s officials.
He said the suspect was taken to the Military Hospital in Port Harcourt, where an X-ray scanner confirmed that she ingested 839 grammes of cocaine.
Davies said: “The X-ray scanning machine, installed by the NDLEA at the Port Harcourt International Airport, was removed as a result of the ongoing construction works at the airport.
“The machine was removed to prevent it from being damaged. But the absence of the machine at the airport will not stop our men from spotting and arresting drug peddlers that want to use the airport to transport hard drugs to other countries.
“The machine will be re-installed after the completion of the ongoing renovation works at the airport. Drug traffickers are warned to stay away from the airport or be ready to face
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its my first time please spare me. White lie. every day for the thief, one day for the owner.
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ReplyDeleteAt 1st Anonymous, remember that "common sense is not common."
ReplyDeleteAnd in situations where greed and desperation prevail stupidity is sure to follow.