Two female drug traffickers were arrested by NDLEA

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Onuoha Faith 24-year-old, a hair-stylist has been promised £3,000.00 and that was all that mattered.
For such an amount of money, she takes the biggest risk of her life, carrying illicit drug.
but luck ran against her as she was arrested on Monday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
She was alleged to have been caught with one kilogramme of methamphetamine hidden in her brassiere.
Luck was also against  Animasaun Sunbo, 25-year- old London-based fashion designer, who was arrested for being in possession of three kilogrammes of cocaine concealed inside packs of chocolates.
The Airport Commander of NDLEA, Mr. Hamza Umar, noted that Onuoha was caught with the help of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
"I must commend the officials of FAAN for their support and cooperation. Onuoha wanted to take a local flight to Abuja where she will connect another flight to Malaysia but was caught at the local wing of the airport. She packed 750 grammes of methamphetamine in her brassiere and inner wear while she also ingested 250 grammes.
" Also, Animasaun was arrested during screening of passengers on a British Airways flight to London. Thirty sachets of cocaine weighing three kilogrammes were found inside two chocolate containers in her bag" Hamza said.
An apparently remorseful Onuoha told narcotic investigators that she was lured into the drug deal, describing her involvement as a big mistake.
"This is a very big mistake on my part. I hope I will be given the opportunity to right my wrongs. They promised me £3,000.00 to take the packs of chocolates. Apart from the financial inducement, I should have resisted the temptation. It is a mistake that will never happen again."
Preliminary investigations revealed that Animashaun, the London-based fashion designer was seen as a good courier that might not attract suspicion. She has dual citizenship and had lived in London all her life.  She has a British International Passport Number 306673168 while her Nigerian International Passport Number is A0243146. Several seizures of cocaine wrapped as chocolates had previously been made by the NDLEA at the Lagos airport.
According to Onuoha who hails from Orlu in Imo State, the proceeds from the drug deal, if she had succeeded, would have been used to further her education.
"I am a hair-dresser because I have no money to pursue my education. I completed my primary school in 2003 and wanted to use the proceeds from the drug business to further my education," Faith stated.
The Chairman of NDLEA, Mr. Ahmadu Giade said that the agency would continue to take the necessary steps to check drug trafficking in the country.
He said: "The officials that made the seizures and arrests must sustain their efforts in interception of drugs.
Drug traffickers, male or female, must be stopped from tarnishing the image of our country. I urge members of the public to collaborate with the agency in tracing drug barons. We must stop them from the criminal trade and promote peaceful coexistence in our country," Giade urged.
He said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

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