COCANE DISCOVERED IN 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN'S HAIR

A 53-year-old grandmother, Sikirat Giwa, was been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while trying to smuggle out cocaine under her hair weave. Giwa was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday with 1kg of white powdery, which later tested positive to cocaine.

The suspect was apprehended while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute Addis Ababa and Dubai.

The drug was detected when a female officer carried out a body frisk on her during outward screening of passengers. Her 59-year-old suspected accomplice, Joseph Umunna, who brought her to the airport was also arrested.

The cocaine was sewn to Giwa’s hair before an artificial hair weave was then sewn on as a covering. It was also learnt that Umunna was assigned to take Giwa to the airport and ensure that she successfully boarded her flight. During interrogation, Giwa claimed she was forced into drug trafficking as a result of her status as a single mother.

She said, “I used to buy goods from Dubai and Pakistan but since my shop at Lagos Island was demolished, it has been difficult meeting up with my house rent and my children’s school fees.

“My husband abandoned me and the children which made life even more difficult. So when I was approached to take the drug, I had no option. They promised to pay me 4,000 dollars.”