Giwa Ayoka Sikirat a 53-year old
grandmother, has been arrested by Nigeria’s anti-drug agency with 1kg of
cocaine, hidden in her hair....she was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, while on her way to Pakistan.
The National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) said in a statement:
“The
suspect, Giwa Ayoka Sikirat concealed the drug in her beautiful hair style
while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute
Addis Ababa and Dubai,”.
“There
was no prior information on Sikirat as the drug was detected when a female officer
carried out a body frisk on her during outward screening of passengers.”
Lawan said a 59-year old suspected
accomplice, Joseph Umunna, an indigene of Anambra State, who brought Sikirat to
the airport, was also arrested.
The agency said Sikirat attended St.
Louis Primary School, Mushin and Isolo Secondary School both in Lagos,
southwest Nigeria.
She also attended School of Fashion and Design
in Lagos in 1994. She hails from Kwara State.
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