Kaduna Woman Arrested With Drugs Tells NDLEA she Wanted To Raise N5m Ransom To Free her Mother From Bandits
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested a 35-year-old female passenger identified as Jatau Lydia Lami.
After being arrested for drug trafficking, Lami claimed she wanted to raise N5m ransom to pay bandits for the release of her mother.
The mother of three was nabbed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for attempting to export 1,700 tablets of Tramadol 225mg concealed in her luggage to Istanbul, Turkey via a Turkish Airline flight on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
The suspect hails from Zango Kataf LGA of Kaduna State and lives in Istanbul, Turkey with her family.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, August 7, said the suspect blamed her action on pressure to raise N5million ransom to free her mother from the captivity of bandits who kidnapped her since June.
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