The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has confirmed the arrest of a 56-year-old drug trafficker, Lawal Oyenuga.
According to the spokesperson of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, he stated that the suspect was arrested while on a mission to deliver 400 grams of “Class A” drug.
According to Babafemi, the drug was hidden in a pair of black palm sandals that were packed in luggage for an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah.
He also stated that the sandals were used to conceal two packages of cocaine totaling 400 grams.
Babafemi also stated that this was barely a week after a 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Sidika, was arrested at the airport over her attempt to traffic 400 grammes of cocaine concealed in her footwear to Makkah, Saudi Arabia on board a Qatar Airways flight.