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Nigerian Grandmother Arrested With Cocaine Drugs In Hair At Abuja Airport (Photo)
March 11, 2013 – Nigerian Grandma Arrested With Cocaine In Hair At Abuja Airport By NDLEA (Photo)
Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said on Monday.
Sikirat was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, the Nigerian Capital, while on her way to Pakistan, the agency said.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said the suspect was arrested at the weekend following the discovery and seizure of a kilogramme of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine$
“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,” NDLEA said in a statement.
NDLEA Abuja Airport commander, Mr Hamisu Lawan, was quoted as saying: “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.
NDLEA said the drug was concealed in her hair in Lagos before she was taken to Abuja by her sponsors.
“Both suspects will soon be charged to court in line with the NDLEA Act for unlawful exportation and conspiracy to export 1kg of cocaine,” NDLEA.
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.
[By Simon Ateba, PM news]
Bello Yunusa
March 11, 2013 at 6:36 PM
Good for her.
Bello Yunusa
March 11, 2013 at 6:38 PM
o.k
Uzoma
March 11, 2013 at 7:40 PM
They should have let her travel and inform Pakistani officials where there are death penalty for such crimes. She wold have been arrested there and executed and her accomplice in Nigeria, Joseph Umunna arrested here and locked up in Kirikiri for life when he would prefer to die than to live.
OBASI DARLINGTON
March 11, 2013 at 8:22 PM
such an old woman, no body to be trust
Victor
March 11, 2013 at 9:57 PM
Why would anambra indegenes always involve in 90% drug cases
Chime
March 11, 2013 at 11:33 PM
See how she is educating her ground children. It is better to kill her and also her group. But she is not from Anambra according to her name ooooooooooooooo.
Victor
March 12, 2013 at 5:43 AM
Pls read d news well with understanding….
villy
January 6, 2015 at 9:31 AM
she is only a messenger sent from anambra with luv.
Betty
March 12, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Shameful act,sure she has been doing it for long
lizzy
March 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM
wen wil al diz bad eggs stp disgrecin us.God plz, hlp us
laloo
March 12, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Why you all do think before speaking,you all should have reason what will make an old woman to make such move,I blame our greedyand wicked gorverment that provide no asstance for old age people,the poor woman must have been suffering and die of hunger with no aid so she take the offer of carinmg drug exchange for monmey
villy
January 6, 2015 at 9:36 AM
holy words.
laloo
March 12, 2013 at 10:53 PM
Chime or what you called your name put your mother in her shoe
hozon
March 13, 2013 at 12:12 AM
I tell you must drug dealer in the world are wemen coz they have some vitall part in which they can hide them
Z Grena
March 13, 2013 at 11:24 AM
For sure what would a grandma do that for? Has she not had enough money at her age? Shame on you granny indeed.
BASHMAN
March 13, 2013 at 1:31 PM
hello,Z Grena! money does’nt come with age; their must b a reasonable explanation for what she did.