The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a
38-year-old woman before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over drug
trafficking. The accused, Alake Abdulrazaq, is standing trial on a
one-count charge bordering on the offence. She, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Mr Abu Ibrahim, told the court that the accused
committed the offence on Oct. 12. He said that she was arrested at the
Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, during the outward clearance of
passengers onboard an Ethiopian Airline flight to India. Ibrahim said
that about 4. 5kg of Cocaine was recovered from the accused, which she
concealed in a neat wrap.
The offence of drug trafficking can attract as much as life
imprisonment. Justice Saliu Saidu, following an application for bail by
defence counsel, Mrs Lilian Omotunde, granted the accused bail in the
sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum. He adjourned the case
to Feb. 2, 2016, for trial.
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