Two suspected female drug
traffickers Abdulrasaq Modinat Alake and Mbonu Chizoba have been arrested by
officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos in connection with the exportation
of 4.450kg of cocaine to India and 7kg of cannabis to China.
One of the suspects, Chizoba, mother of two,is a second time offender as she was arrested for the same offence in 2013,with a pending case at the Federal High Court Ikoyi. When interrogated, she said:
One of the suspects, Chizoba, mother of two,is a second time offender as she was arrested for the same offence in 2013,with a pending case at the Federal High Court Ikoyi. When interrogated, she said:
“I accept blame for not checking the
bag carefully when a client gave it to me. My job is risky because we assist
people in clearing cargoes. I feel bad that this is happening to me when the
first case is still on”.
The second suspect, Alake,45, from Kwara State said her quest to settle her
medical bills made her venture into the drug trafficking business:
“I was married but later separated.
I am the only person taking care of myself. My business was booming before I
had a health challenge. I used to buy clothes from India and Dubai for supply
in Lagos since 2011. My problem started when the doctor said I need to do a
surgical operation costing $5,000. Before now, I have spent my money on medical
bills in hospitals. That was how I met a man in India during my last visit who
promised to pay for my medical expenses. He also told me to take a bag of
cocaine to India. It was all about regaining my health but I never knew it will
end this way,” she said
NDLEA
Airport Commander Ahmadu Garba said the suspects will be charged to court soon.
