Chizoba Anya,
a Nigerian lady, has excreted wraps of substance that tested positive for
methamphetamine on-board a Qatar Airline Flight from Malaysia to Nigeria, the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Monday.
NDLEA said
the 32-year old suspect was said to have aroused suspicion following her
frequent visits to the toilet.
“On arrival
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, three wraps of
methamphetamine were found in her possession,” said Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA
spokesperson.
NDLEA
commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, said that the suspect while
under observation excreted two additional wraps.
“The suspect
was found with three wraps which she excreted in the aircraft. While she was
under observation at the Lagos airport, she excreted two additional wraps of
drugs. The five wraps which tested positive for methamphetamine weighed 80
grammes,” Umar said.
Preliminary
investigation also revealed that the suspect left Ghana where she ingested the
drugs to Malaysia.
“In Malaysia,
she was denied entry and made to board another flight back to Nigeria. She
started excreting the drugs at the airport in Malaysia,” NDLEA said.
The agency
quoted the suspect as saying in her statement that she was offered half a
million naira to smuggle the drugs to Malaysia.
“I was
promised the sum of half a million naira but my problem started when I had
immigration problem in Malaysia. I was denied entry and made to return to
Nigeria after two days. While in the aircraft, I excreted three wraps and two
other wraps in the NDLEA office,” Vivian stated.
Vivian, who
hails from Onitsha, said that she just completed her Higher National Diploma
(HND) in Business Administration at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State.
“I just
completed my HND programme and I am from a very poor family. I wanted to use
the money they promised me to assist my siblings by smuggling the drug to
Malaysia,” she added.
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