A 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika has been arrested over her attempt to traffic 400grams of cocaine concealed in her footwear to Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Ajisegiri was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA on Sunday 13th November.
A statement by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the suspect claimed to be a businesswoman trading in adults and children’s wears on Lagos Island.
He said she was intercepted 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.
