Intending Umrah Pilgrims Busted With Cocaine By The NDLEA - Hajj News

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Intending Umrah Pilgrims Busted With Cocaine By The NDLEA

Intending Umrah Pilgrims Busted With Cocaine By The NDLEA

Intending Umrah Pilgrims, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde, a widower, and Akanbi Silifat Tunrayo, a divorcee, were detained by NDLEA agents at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to export 14.4 kilogrammes of cocaine covered in lace and ankara fabrics. They were travelling to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj.

In a statement released on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy for NDLEA, on Thursday, April 20, Ariyibi was detained at the MMIA Terminal 2 screening area as passengers from Qatar Airways were being cleared to depart for Medina, Saudi Arabia, via Lagos and Doha.
When his carry-on luggage was inspected, four pairs of white lace with substances within that tested positive for cocaine and weighed 11.50kg were found, the complaint said.

The suspect, who identified himself as a widower and advertising professional, claimed that he had originally intended to consume the drugs but had changed his mind after making unsuccessful attempts to swallow bitter cola, which he was using to practise the procedure. He claimed that he was expecting to be paid One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N1,800,000) upon successfully delivering the consignment in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Further information stated that on April 18, during the outbound clearance of passengers travelling on Qatar Airways from Lagos via Doha to Jedda, Saudi Arabia, NDLEA officers at Terminal 2 of the airport also detained Mrs. Silifat Tunrayo Akanbi with 2.90kg of cocaine. A search of her hand luggage revealed six sheets of cocaine weighing 2.90kg that were hidden in ankara fabrics.

Source: Radio Nigeria Ibadan

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