A 51-year-old grandmother, Monsurat Akinyemi, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for being in possession of 180 grammes of heroin, PUNCH reports.
Akinyemi, an Ogun State indigene was apprehended after four parcels of the drug was found in her luggage. Officials discovered the drug during an inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Entebbe, Uganda.
A statement by NDLEA spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed that the agency’s commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, said the suspect traveled to Uganda for one week and hid the drugs in her luggage on the way back.
“The case is under investigation and will be charged to court soon,” Garba said.
Speaking to investigators, Akinyemi said:
“I used to buy female clothes from India for sale. However, due to family problems and the economic situation, my business started to die.
“I wanted to expand my business. I was introduced to drug trafficking by a friend who invited me to Uganda. I invested my $3,000 (about N1.2 million using black market rate) in the deal and expected that I would get $6,000 from it.
“I am sad that things did not go as planned. I am not a criminal. I just want to survive. When the drug was discovered at the airport, I felt as if it was all over for me.”
Gramma gotta make money to U0001f602
you are suppose to be an adviser to the youth and nt engaging yourself in this mess
ag shame Grandma
man must survive
I thought it’s only Igbos that traffic hard drugs,mtcheeew.
Survive by destroying other people’s lives?no granny u had an option,selling sachet water or anything little is better.but to engage in dealing of drugs is greediness.
Survive by destroying other people’s lives?no granny u had an option,selling sachet water or anything little is better.but to engage in dealing of drugs is greediness.
But dear drug dealing is a criminal act, thank your God say na naija dem hold you, if na place like Indonesia na where you go see mouth say you no be criminal? You’ve taking a very wrong step all in the name of survival, na your fellow women dey under sun for market dey sell food stuffs and they’re surviving, your excuse is shameful, you should be bemoaning your faith with a feeling of guilty instead of blaming your woes on survival. Well, no death penalty for drug traffickers in Nigeria but I wish you long years in jail. I rest my case.
U ARE A BIG CRIMINAL SINCE IT IS ONLY DRUGS U CAN SALE TO SURVIVE.
Ok. Continue your survival in prison.
Must u put tribe in anything,Na waooo.involving in crime is not by tribe or religion madam.stop bringing confusing to nig with this religion of a thing or did the post say only Igbo traffic drugs.
Just thank your stars you were not caught in Indonesia….
Can you feed her?
That was my thoughts
Person wey yellow dey sell for sun???
But….. She’s not an igbo woman
man must survive…yes…but those struggling hard are not toys either. Grandmas selling and Hawking are not fools either. now that she’s gon be executed, please, is her reason strong enough to escape from death? they’ve killed more than 10nigerians under 5months…why is it only Nigerians?!
Timzzy Temi Akinyele,u wont understand, your Yoruba bros n sis won’t allow someone have peace, once it’s an igbo name
Please remove tribes here
Do u no how many Nigerians dat lost dere jobs under DAT same one month ?
Yes dear,I will bring in tribe over & over again. When an Igbo guy was executed in Indonesia for d same offense, non-igbos were wagging their tongues,condemning him(which is right) but making it sound as if it’s only “Igbos” that indulge in such deadly bizness.
Oh that why she is not allowing herself to rest bcos it Yoruba name @obinnaU0001f604,ok let her keep it up then & I see ur also an Igbo guy so u can back her up,all the best 4 u guysU0001f44aU0001f3fb
Yet she needs to eat
no i don’t…but why do things when you know the consequences? why do things that your life will pay for? why do things that in the end, you won’t even live to enjoy what uve so hardly earned?
sorry granny but u don’t have to take such risk in other to survive.
if im not mistaken..boo…ive heard more of igbo executions than any other.
All of you are brain wash my the system,what defines Criminal anyway nowadays,you get caught with a Q of weed for personal use and you get a criminal record on your back for the rest of your live
All of you are brain wash my the system,what defines Criminal anyway nowadays,you get caught with a Q of weed for personal use and you get a criminal record on your back for the rest of your live
And now she loses her $3000, so where will she start from after this pityU0001f622
shame on you U should blame urself You ar like Esau
Lol
Dearie,am not disputing that. That why I said ” I thought it’s only Igbos that traffic hard drugs”. Reading is indeed different from understanding.. Lara Kasym
Consider yourself lucky you were caught in naija not asia
D effects of bad government…..
U are a disgrace to womanhood n your family. What’s your example to your children especially your grand children. Lack of contentment, clothes biz is bringing in slow income. God that has kept you till 51 isn’t faithful. I’m really disappointed at you bcos u are an elder
Yes you Are, stupid 51 years old womanU0001f479U0001f479U0001f479U0001f479
99% of drugs dealer were which people
all this Yoruba women that sale lace what did u think they do… all of them is trafficking drugs
My friend is not only Nigerians , haven’t you had of dozen of Philippines executed for smuggling drugs into their country ?
and they say ibos are the only ones into drug trafficking, even old mama from d west wan make fast cash, not quite long ago northerners on pilgrimage in Saudi were also caught with hard drugs. Drug trafficking is global problem and a very bad thing, lets not ping it on one tribe!!!
why your feeding her with drugs?
everywhere brother for the sake of law abiding citizens for thier rights not to be feed with this drugs…survival is unfair for those earnings with easy money.
Franca Onazi Eze lol
Too bad of a mother, this is not survival madam is greed , you want to make it fast fast. You felt bad not because you re caught but your plan has failed abi?
abi o my brother se dey lucky if d country mentioned na end of d road 4 her , yeye woman, but na poverty and desperation push her, sad
Not By Illegal Business.. It Is dangerous to humanity.
u talk sense ……… well spoken
What a lame excuse. You are a criminal. A shame to your ethnic nationality
Are you the one that will execute her?
She won’t be needing any money in jail.
She should have made money in a healthy way. Now Kirikiri maximum security prison will be her home.
They were… I don’t know. Tell us na
See how her bleached skin is irritating. Nawa ooo. This is pure greed. Madam you are a full time criminal.
Nigeria doesn’t give the death penalty for drug offenders.
I’m talking about when she’s out from jail then what will she do or what money will she use in starting up a business after losing the $3000 to buy the stuff thinking she will gain $3000 more. Is a pity and i feel for her cos Life is hardU0001f622
Shut up abeg
Wait until drug destroys someone who you cherish most in your life,then u will understand Collins M Ekele.
So sad what poverty can do to human beings U0001f615
Don’t judge her were just human only God knows what she’s doing..just pray for her
This Franca u make me laf well well
Quite well. She knew the consequence(s) before the crime. Thank God she was not caught in any of those barbaric countries that serve the death penalty for drug offenders.
Yeah thank God
Idiot, 51 years old surviving by trafficking drugs. You should know better.
Timzzy Temy Akinyele….Onyinye is right in her comment but I wish everyone will have the same mind as you do….I like that,let’s be neutral…
This is the consequences of ur actions..Ur old enough to know better ok..plz
I guys she’s an igbo too abi? Mtcheww
No mind dem jara
Blame it all on a corrupt government, If she had a good quality of living she wouldn’t choose drug trafficking.
Timzzy Temi Akinyele,you need to see your people’s comments when an igbo man was executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking
U r more than the word criminal for selling drugs to destroy innocent souls
De Joe Int’l not my business. i just gave my opinion.
Its the source you should be worried about not the seller, coz there are thousands of them out there? Typical african, always focus on whats on the surface not the root
lol..committing a crime makes you a criminal mama
Don’t mind dey idiots way know like the ibos who cares abt wht the said abt ibos
It’s a ” Get Rich or Die, trying” world.
Olufemi Adedipe stop being ignorant,what source are u talking about?what is wrong is wrong and must be condemned.yes I’m typical African and I’m proud of that.neither the excuse she gave nor the trash u typed here will save her.
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No mind dem jara
I guys she’s an igbo too abi? Mtcheww
@ #okeke onyiye # i really love ur comment
My dear drug bizness is a global thing it is even worst in d european world
no excuse buddy your into drugs business your a root to…
no excuse buddy your into drugs business your a root to…
You are not a criminal trafficking drugs that kills our children? You are the worse of all
You are not a criminal trafficking drugs that kills our children? You are the worse of all
Well ..it just happen.
Don’t mind whosoever says soo, bad deeds has nothing to do with tribe
u r not using ur brains gogo duing drugs is very bad u r a criminal u need to b loked up don’t listen to these stupid fools who say blaime gvmnt they r mad
Even FBI, White House, army force and others, do traffic and sell drugs.
Doctors, priest and others do engage into drugs business
People should free those arrested
Yea I do see it @lkenna that why I said all the Igbo to also do the same & I wish u guys the best of luck,at least ur an Igbo guy so what else do I expect from u than to say u love onyiye’s comment.i just to wonder if it will solve anything.as 4 me crime is not by tribe or religion.
Ah.. Check well oo’ she be Igbo oo, cos na only we igbos love moni oo….. Well’ lord hv mercy on her
If the purpose of life is to survive, Biological that’s the ultimate excuse.
Hahaha..another Igbo woman again from baby factory to drug traffiking
But you’re killing others as you make a living.
Apart from criminal aspect, grandma in drug trafficking is unimaginable. What will be her advice to her grand children? Nawaoo!
See great grand ma with drugs too bad
dem dey yan say drug trafiking wrong one mumu dey there dey gauge who dem execute pass,make unna get sense for unna papa sake eeh,it is wrong to do it weda na igbo or hausa or yoruba,it is wrong,stop tinking out of line#smh
I beg lock away the key
Shamsu DAT name dey like igbo name..u no go shut ur mouth if u hav notin tangible to say
@Tizzy Temi’ i believe that everyone here understood u very well cos crime is crime..but that will not change what #Okeke said cos my dear’ had it bn that this woman’s name appeared to be igbo name…hhmmm..u would hv seen bombs coming from ur fellow yoruba bros & sisters from every angle… How i wish everyone reasons like u