A 42-year-old Kenyan female dancer, Samira Johnson was on
Tuesday apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with
cocaine weighing 5.345kg at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in
Lagos.
This was disclosed by the anti-narcotic agency spokesperson,
Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, in a statement in Lagos. Ofoyeju noted that female dancer allegedly hid the drugs in
some school bags.
He said, “The suspect was found in possession of four blue
parcels of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine weighing 5.345kg.
“Johnson, who was born in Mombasa, travelled with a Kenyan
international passport with number A1536020. “She departed Bujumbura in Burundi en-route Nairobi to Lagos
on a Kenyan Airways flight. “During routine screening, she was found with four parcels
of cocaine concealed in school bags. She claimed to be a professional dancer in
Kenya.
“She claimed she was given the school bags in Bujumbura by a
friend to deliver in Nigeria. “Two Nigerian auto parts dealers based in Uganda (names
withheld) were equally caught importing 6.250kg of cocaine and 1.490kg of
heroin, respectively, into the country. “All the cases are being investigated and I urge members of
the public to report suspected drug traffickers to the nearest NDLEA office.
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