Pilgrim Drug Trafficker Ingests, Then Excretes 82 Pellets Of Cocaine Following NDLEA Arrest

A drug trafficker who was arrested last week by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) excreted the final wraps of cocaine ingested this weekend, according to officials. The final tally of wrapped packages excreted was 82 pellets, the NDLEA said. The drug courier, who was on her way to Medina for the 2016 annual hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia, was identified as 55 year old Binuyo Basari Iyabo. The spokesman of NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, confirmed that Mrs. Iyabo excreted the last wraps of the substance over the weekend while in their custody.

She said that she desired to expand her business in Dosunmu Market and that pushed her to begin trafficking in drugs. She further confessed that her sponsors, who she declined to mention, offered her the sum of N1 million to courier the drug to Saudi Arabia. She added that she had swallowed the drug in Lagos, but took a flight to Abuja in order to avoid detection in Lagos. She confessed, "I am a trader in Lagos, married with three children. I wanted to expand my cosmetic business, but I have no money. My sponsor offered to foot my expenses to Saudi on pilgrimage. This was how I got involved in the act. “I was excited until the issue of drugs was introduced. I wanted to decline, but it was late. Besides, I was offered one N1 million, which I accepted. I swallowed the drugs in Lagos and took a flight to Abuja on my way to Medina, but I was caught in the process.”