Chizoba Anya, a Nigerian lady, has
excreted wraps of substance that tested positive for methamphetamine
on-board a Qatar Airline Flight from Malaysia to Nigeria, the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Monday.
NDLEA said the 32-year old suspect was said to have excited suspicion following her frequent visits to the toilet.
“On arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)
Lagos, three wraps of methamphetamine were found in her possession,”
said Mitchell Ofoyeju, NDLEA spokesperson.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, said that the
suspect while under observation excreted two additional wraps.
“The suspect was found with three wraps which she excreted in the
aircraft. While she was under observation at the Lagos airport, she
excreted two additional wraps of drugs. The five wraps which tested
positive for methamphetamine weighed 80 grammes,” Umar said.
Preliminary investigation also revealed that the suspect left Ghana where she ingested the drugs to Malaysia.
“In Malaysia, she was denied entry and made to board another flight
back to Nigeria. She started excreting the drugs at the airport in
Malaysia,” NDLEA said.
The agency quoted the suspect as saying in her statement that she was
offered half a million naira to smuggle the drugs to Malaysia.
“I was promised the sum of half a million naira but my problem
started when I had immigration problem in Malaysia. I was denied entry
and made to return to Nigeria after two days. While in the aircraft, I
excreted three wraps and two other wraps in the NDLEA office,” Vivian
stated.
Vivian, who hails from Onitsha, said that she just completed her
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Administration at the Federal
Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State.
“I just completed my HND programme and I am from a very poor family. I
wanted to use the money they promised me to assist my siblings by
smuggling the drug to Malaysia,” she added.