The National drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 64-years old widow, Mrs. Afolayan Elizabeth Adeniyo for purportedly ingesting 80 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.060 kilograms.

The suspect, Mrs. Adeniyo who resides in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while trying to board a Liberian flight to Paris.

In a statement signed by NDLEA Head of Public affairs, Mr. Mitchell Otoyeju, said the mother of six claimed she needed money to pay for her children’s school fees.

The statement further read that “I lost my husband 10 years ago and I have six children. A lady that used to give me money and food is the one that led me into the drug business. She wanted to take my daughters abroad for prostitution, but I refused. I wanted them to be educated, because I did not go to school.

She took me to Benin where I swallowed 60 bitter cola. She then gave me N10,000:00. After that, she gave me drugs to swallow and took me in her car to Lagos Airport. She promised to pay me 3,000 Euros out of which she gave me 1,000 Euros”, the suspect narrated.

Another mother of four, Mrs. Omolara Owolabi Agbeke, who claims to be a sachet water hawker at Mushin, was arrested on her way to London on Arik air.

According to the agency, the suspect confessed to have ingested 100 wraps of illicit drugs, adding that she was promised money for the act.

“I am married with four children I have been selling sachet water at Mushin market for the past six years. I needed money to take care of my children because I am tired of selling water. I did not tell my husband because I know he will not agree to it. I collected the drug at Mushin Market, took it home and swallowed it in my home when the children were not at home”, Omolara said.

Another suspect, Udide Afam Okwudili was nabbed last month allegedly trying to board a KLM flight to Amsterdam. The auto parts dealer who has a shop at Sadiku Street, Lagos was said to have ingested 85 pieces of cocaine weighing 1.625kg.

“I was taken to a hotel at Kirikiri where they brought 100 pieces of the drugs in an empty pack of Nescafe but I was able to ingest only 85. They gave me 1,200 Euros out of the 3,000 Euros they promised to pay me. I did it because my father’s burial comes up in January next year and I am the first son”, he said.

Chukwukelu Ebuka Peter, a street hawker in Brazil was also nabbed last month during inward screening of South Africa Airline passengers from Brazil.

He was alleged to have swallowed 63 pieces of cocaine and was to be paid half a million naira. Okwara Festus, who ingested 87 wraps of cocaine was also arrested while returning from Brazil. He was to be paid half a million naira.

Another suspect, Aganana Elechukwu was on his way to Austerdam last month when he was caught by officials of NDLEA at the airport where he allegedly excreted 34 pieces of cocaine weighing 655 grams. While Nwachukwu Aloysius, Nnamdi, who lives in Spain was also caught with 86 pieces of drugs on their way to Madrid and Spain respectively.

The suspects according to the NDLEA will soon be charged to court.