Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests Ugandan Woman With 87 Cocaine Wraps At Lagos Airport

What the report says

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.15 kilogrammes. According to the agency, she was stopped on 3 November as she prepared to board a flight to Uganda from Terminal 2. NDLEA officials said the drugs were strapped around her pelvic area and hidden under two layers of underwear, and were discovered after a joint screening operation with aviation security personnel.

The agency said officers became suspicious during passenger checks, then moved the suspect to a private search area where the cocaine was recovered. In questioning, Ms Nansubuga reportedly said she had entered Nigeria on 29 October with church members for a prayer visit at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, while the rest of the group later returned to Uganda. NDLEA said she claimed she stayed behind to collect the drugs for a friend in Uganda and was directed by a contact in Nigeria.

The arrest was part of a wider NDLEA announcement describing several drug interceptions and arrests linked to airports, ports and courier shipments across Nigeria. Those reported seizures included tramadol, cannabis, and suspected synthetic-cannabis chemicals. More broadly, the case reflects the agency’s ongoing focus on body concealment and cargo concealment methods used in drug trafficking through major transit points such as Lagos airport.