arrested by officials of the Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos
over an attempt to smuggle cannabis hidden inside
noodles to her inmate boyfriend.
According to a statement made available to our
correspondent by the spokesperson of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Mitchell
Ofoyeju, on Friday, the prison officials discovered
the drug during a routine examination of food items
brought for inmates.
The Lagos State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr.
Aliyu Sule, said that the suspect, who had been
handed over to the agency by the prisons authorities,
would soon be charged to court.
Sule said, “The suspect in her statement said that
her detained boyfriend directed her to a woman to
collect two cartons of noodles.”
“The compressed dried weeds concealed inside
noodles tested positive for cannabis and weighed
4.1kg. She will soon be charged to court.”
Ezirim, a graduate of Imo School of Catering said, “I
used to buy noodles for my boyfriend who has been
in prison custody for one year. He promised marry
me. Last week, he told me that a former inmate
promised to send him two cartons of noodles
“He asked me to contact the man on phone. When I
did, the man referred me to his wife who gave me the
noodles. Unfortunately, when I got to the prison,
twenty packs of the noodles were found to contain
hemp. That was how I found myself here.”
NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, while
commending the prison authorities, said that the
case would be thoroughly investigated
“I commend the prison authorities for the arrest and
prompt transfer of the suspect for prosecution,”
Giade stated.
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