Sule
The NDLEA said the 47-year-old single mother of six, and Imuran, an interior decorator and father of one, were caught with the substance with a combined weight of 2.46kg during the screening of Virgin Atlantic passengers to London.
While Sule allegedly swallowed 20 wraps of the drug, Imuran, who claimed he got into his present predicament through some strangers he met when he lost his wallet, claimed to have been forced to swallow 100 wraps in a car on his way to the airport.
The grandmother of two attributes her involvement in the drug trade to financial difficulties she is currently experiencing.
"I sold children's clothes at Idumota till I lost my shop to road expansion work," she told CRIME DIGEST. "I was complaining about my poor financial status to a friend when a man overheard our conversation. He collected my phone number with a promise to help. He called about a week later and discussed the issue of drugs with me, but I was undecided. Three weeks later, he called to ask if I had made up my mind and he offered me N300,000. I accepted because I wanted to start my own business and be self-sufficient."
It was learnt that she was made to swallow 20 wraps in a hotel in Mushin. She was said not to be capable of swallowing many wraps, so, she decided to conceal others in her underwear.
Imuran, a resident of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, who ingested 100 wraps, weighing 1.9kg of the substance he had excreted, said he met some people while he was looking for financial lifeline after he lost a wallet containing some money.
He said his sponsor was to pay £2,000 for the venture.
He said, "It was at Oshodi, Lagos, some months back. I saw two men fixing a flat tyre and I begged them for assistance. While I tried to empty my pockets to convince them that I did not have money, one of them saw my passport. He told me I had money, but did not know how to get it. He gave me N1,500 and collected my phone number. That was how I met him and we started talking."
The suspect explained that he swallowed the substance after two visits to Lagos to see his sponsor.
"He made me to swallow the drugs in his car at Charity Bus Stop. After swallowing the drugs, he paid for a cab to take me to the airport. I had to do it because of financial problems, paying rent, feeding and my child's school fees," he said.
NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, warned traffickers to shun the act. He urged potential drug couriers to consider the legal implications, the shame and the impact on their children and family members.
The MMIA commander, Alhaji Hamza Umar, said it took diligence on the part of his officers to detect both suspects on the same flight.
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