Couple says they swallowed heroin on the street of Lagos



the wife with wraps of cocaine packed in her buttocks

 Husband and wife were the last batch of drug traffickers allegedly arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 2010 with a large consignment of drugs meant for export. 60 year old Mr. Owolabi Ganiyu Amoo who is also known in some quarters as Johnson Bamiduro and his 57 year old wife, Mrs. Owolabi Ganiyu Omowunmi Eniola were arrested by operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for alleged drug ingestion on December 31, 2010 in the night thereby making them the last drug suspects arrested in the year. The couple said they ingested the drugs by the roadside at Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos before heading straight to the airport for departure.

The suspects who said they hail from Kwara state were arrested at the boarding gate of the Lagos airport during routine checks on Delta Airline passengers to the United States. NDLEA Commander at the airport, Alhaji Hamza Umar said the suspects allegedly ingested 160 wraps of powdery substance that was found to be heroin weighing 2.280 kilograms. He said the suspects completed excretion of the drugs at the early hours of yesterday. He said each of the suspects swallowed 80 wraps that weighed 1.140 kilograms, adding, “This is the first time both husband and wife will test positive to drug ingestion.”

wraps of cocaine concealed in handbag

Speaking to Daily Trust from his cell room, Owolabi Ganiyu Amoo said the woman arrested with him is his second wife and that they have been in drug business since 2009, adding, “I am a printer. A young man I met in a café introduced me into drug deal since 2009. I have two wives. My second wife that was arrested with me is my business partner because we deal in drugs together. I voluntarily agreed to smuggle drugs because of my financial problems. I need money for school fees, rent and feeding. I started the drug business in 2009. I feel sad and regret my involvement in drug trafficking. The excitement of 10,000 dollars per trip was irresistible. I was optimistic that travelling as husband and wife will not attract attention of security operatives,” he stated.

The wife, Mrs. Eniola Owolabi said she is a grandmother with five children, adding, “I was frustrated after my first husband died, but I found hope in drug trafficking with my new marriage to Owolabi Ganiyu. I did not know that it will end this way. I feel sad. If only I can get out of this case, I pray to God not to involve myself in drug trafficking in my life,” she stated

wraps of cocaine prepared for insertion and ingestion