Mum Of 3 Allegedly Excretes 76 Wraps Of Cocaine Inserted In Her Anus On Way To Hajj

Premium reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency commander at the airport, Hamisu Lawan, confirmed the 55-year-old Nigerian pilgrim, Basira Binuyo, tested positive to narcotic ingestion.

According to an official statement released on Friday, the NDLEA said the woman was arrested during the outward screening of passengers on an Emirate flight to Medina through Dubai.

“She has so far excreted 76 pellets of drugs that tested positive for cocaine,” said Hamisu at the Abuja airport.

“Meanwhile, she is still under observation until the drugs are completely expelled,” he added.

The woman, who hails from Irepodun local government area of Kwara State and is married with three children, is a trader at Dosumu market, Lagos.

She was quoted as saying she needed money to expand her business.

“I wanted to expand my cosmetic business but I have no money,”she said.

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“My sponsor offered to foot my expenses to Saudi on pilgrimage. I was excited until I was asked to take drugs along.

I wanted to decline but considering the offer of a million naira, I accepted. I swallowed the drugs in Lagos and took flight to Abuja on my way to Medina but I was caught in the process.”

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