A 42-year-old Kenyan female dancer who concealed cocaine weighing 5.345kg in school bags has been apprehended by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos on Tuesday.
In a statement issued and signed by the NDLEA’s Public Relations officer, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the dancer, identified as Samira Johnson, allegedly concealed the narcotics in some school bags.
According to him, “The suspect was found in possession of four blue parcels of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine weighing 5.345kg. Johnson, who was born in Mombasa, travelled with a Kenyan international passport with number A1536020”.
“She departed Bujumbura in Burundi en-route Nairobi to Lagos on a Kenyan Airways flight. During routine screening, she was found with four parcels of cocaine concealed in school bags. She claimed to be a professional dancer in Kenya”, the statement read.
It added, “She claimed she was given the school bags in Bujumbura by a friend to deliver in Nigeria”.
The statement also revealed that two Nigerian auto parts dealers based in Uganda (names withheld) were equally caught importing 6.250kg of cocaine and 1.490kg of heroin, respectively, into the country.
“All the cases are being investigated and I urge members of the public to report suspected drug traffickers to the nearest NDLEA office. The suspects will be charged to court soon”, the agency spokesman remarked.
