NDLEA arrests Saudi-bound widow with cocaine in footwears at Lagos airport

Nov. 20, 2022

A 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos over her attempt to traffic 400grams of cocaine concealed in her footwear to Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said this on Sunday in Abuja.

According to him, the suspect who claims to be a businesswoman trading in adults and children’s wears on Lagos Island was intercepted on Sunday, 13th November while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight going to Saudi Arabia via Doha.

“Upon a critical examination of the pair of sandals she was wearing, two parcels of cocaine weighing 400grams were recovered from them.