The two grandmothers arrested for possessing drugs
hehehhehe........ The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have paraded two Nigerian grandmothers traveling abroad for possessing cocaine.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two
grandmothers with narcotics at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport (MMIA), Lagos on their way to the U.S and Saudi Arabia.
He said the suspects allegedly ingested 108 wraps of substances
that tested positive for heroin and cocaine during outward screening of
passengers at the MMIA, Lagos.
He said that the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu
Garba gave the names of the suspected drug traffickers as Ebunoluwa
Adebayo, 60, and Ayisat Amodu, 59.
He said that Ebunoluwa was found to have ingested 83 wraps of
heroin weighing 1.105kg on her way to New York,U.S while Ayisat ingested
25 wraps of cocaine weighing 275 grammes on her way to Medina, Saudi
Arabia.
Ofoyeju said that the women blamed their involvement in drug trafficking on financial hardship.
He said preliminary investigation reveals hat this is the first
time a grandmother of 60 years will ingest a whopping 83 wraps of
narcotics and noted that the second suspect was going to Saudi Arabia
where drug trafficking attracts capital punishment.
“Adebayo Ebunoluwa Mercy was arrested while boarding a Virgin
Atlantic flight to New York while Amodu Ayisat Grace was caught trying
to board an Ethiopian airline flight on her way to Medina, Saudi
Arabia,” he said.
He said that Ebunoluwa, a divorcee sells provisions at Ikorodu, Lagos while Ayisat sells food in Lagos.
“I am a divorcee selling provision for survival. Things became
rough and tough for me when I lost my capital due to family problems,” Ebunoluwa said.
”I was happy when they offered to sponsor my trip to Saudi Arabia but I never knew it will end in my detention,” Ayisat said.
He said that the NDLEA Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah
assured that the agency would continue to work round the clock to root
out drug traffickers in the country.
“This move by drug cartels to recruit grandmothers as mules is very disturbing, shocking and shameful.
”The moral emptiness exhibited by the suspects must be
condemned by all. A situation where grandmothers have become a bad
influence on their children and grandchildren is highly regrettable,” Abdallah said.
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