Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother who hails from Kwara State, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said on Monday. She was apprehended at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, the Nigerian Capital, while on her way to Pakistan.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said she was arrested at the weekend following the discovery and seizure of a kilogramme of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.
“The suspect, Giwa Ayoka Sikirat concealed the drug in her beautiful hair style while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute Addis Ababa and Dubai,” NDLEA said in a statement.
NDLEA Abuja Airport commander, Mr Hamisu Lawan, was quoted as saying: “There was no prior information on Sikirat as the drug was detected when a female officer carried out a body frisk on her during outward screening of passengers.”
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said she was arrested at the weekend following the discovery and seizure of a kilogramme of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.
“The suspect, Giwa Ayoka Sikirat concealed the drug in her beautiful hair style while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute Addis Ababa and Dubai,” NDLEA said in a statement.
NDLEA Abuja Airport commander, Mr Hamisu Lawan, was quoted as saying: “There was no prior information on Sikirat as the drug was detected when a female officer carried out a body frisk on her during outward screening of passengers.”
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