A 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, was intercepted at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on November 3, 2026 while smuggling 87 wraps of cocaine, APA can report on Tuesday.
Nansubuga had travelled to Nigeria on a church trip for a prayer session at the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) but stayed behind after her delegation returned to Uganda .
Drug enforcement operatives known as National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the airport in a statement said it has found 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.150kg strapped beneath two layers of underwear around her pelvic region.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, told local media that the operatives were working alongside aviation security personnel during a joint passenger screening exercise. Babafemi said that the woman was stopped when she was about to board a flight back to Uganda.
He said a routine body search raised suspicion of a concealed substance around her pelvic area, prompting officials to move her to a private search room for a more thorough examination. The secondary search produced 87 wraps of cocaine with a combined gross weight of 1.150 kilograms, held in place beneath two layers of underwear.
Nansubuga told investigators she arrived in Nigeria on October 29, 2026, as part of a church group that had come for a prayer session at The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in the Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos. Nansubuga said no specific fee was agreed in advance, but she expected to receive at least $1,000 once she delivered the consignment successfully in Uganda.
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