SHOCKING: 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN HIDES COCAINE IN HER HAIR

Mrs Sikirat Giwa 53, and a grandmother was arrested by NDLEA at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with a 1kg of cocaine which she was trying to smuggle out of Nigeria.

She was arrested by the NDLEA while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight Et 910 to Pakistan enroute ADDIS Ababa and dubai. 

Mr Hamisu Lawan ( NDLEA Abuja Airport commander) said;

 “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. We also arrested one 59-year-old suspected accomplice, Joseph Umunna, who brought Sikirat to the airport.”

Apparently, the weave was sewn on her hair to cover the cocaine from the security. Mr Joseph Umunna from Anambra state was also arrested. According to Mrs Giwa, she said that she was forced into drug trafficking, and she needed the money to feed her children. 

Mrs Giwa said, 

 “I used to buy goods from Dubai and Pakistan but since my shop at Lagos Island was demolished, it has been difficult meeting up with my house rent and my children’s school fees. My husband abandoned me and the children which made life even more difficult. So when I was approached to take the drug, I had no option. They promised to pay me 4,000 dollars.”

Both Sikirat Giwa and Joseph Umunna will be charged to court. 

                                                                Joseph Umunna

Not a smart move.