Divorcee, widower,nabbed for allegedly dealing in cocaine.

 

Crime.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja, Lagos State, have arrested a widower, Ariyibi Ahmed Olaseinde and a divorcee, Akanbi Silifat Tunrayo who were going for lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia for attempting to export 14.4 kilograms of cocaine concealed in lace and ankara fabrics.

Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of NDLEA, in a statement on Sunday, said that Ariyibi was intercepted on Thursday 20th April at the screening point of MMIA Terminal 2 during outward clearance of Qatar Airways passengers travelling from Lagos via Doha to Medina, Saudi Arabia.

 

According to him,when Ariyibi's bag was checked, four sets of white lace material with linings of substance that tested positive to Cocaine weighing 11.50kg were discovered.

"The suspect, who claimed to be a widower and an advertising practitioner, said his original plan was to ingest the drugs but had to change his mind after failed attempts to swallow bitter cola, which he was using to practice the process, adding that he was expected to be paid N1,800,000 upon successful delivery of the consignment in Medina, Saudi Arabia," the NDLEA official said.

According to him, on Wednesday 19th April, NDLEA officers at the Terminal 2 of the airport also arrested Mrs. Silifat Tunrayo Akanbi with 2.90kg cocaine during outward clearance of Qatar Airways passengers from Lagos via Doha to Jedda, Saudi Arabia and a search of her hand luggage led to the discovery of six sheets of cocaine weighing 2.90kg concealed in ankara fabrics.

 

Babafemi said, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a divorcee and a trader who used to hawk cloths around Awoyaya area of Ajah, Lagos, adding that based on information in her statement, a follow up operation that lasted through the night into the early hours of Thursday 20th April was carried out.

He said that during the follow up information, the person who recruited her, Alhaji Adebayo Adeola Wasiu, managing director of a Travel Agency was also arrested at Mushin, Lagos State.

Source: Radio Nigeria, Ibadan.