The raids, across nine states and at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was confirmed by the NDLEA.
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The woman, 46-year-old Adisa Afusat Olayinka, who lives in Ibafo, Ogun State and hails from Ilorin, in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State was arrested on Wednesday at the boarding screening area of the airport during an outward clearance of Qatar Airways flight 1418.
The development was announced by the spokesman of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement she issued on Saturday.
Ola Adebanji, Manager, PR/Communications at Arik Air, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria.
This was revealed by the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday.
The 41-year-old suspect was arrested on August 25, 2021 upon his arrival on board an Ethiopian Airline flight.
Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement that additional 15 security screening machines have been procured for immediate deployment to the General Aviation Terminal and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, revealed these in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi.
The illicit drug had arrived Lagos in 25 parcels from South Africa through an Air Peace Airline flight on 30th June, 2021 and was detained for screening following reasonable suspicion of the content of the consignment. A follow up operation was subsequently carried out the following day, 1st July when narcotic officers of the MMIA command trailed the driver and a clearing agent that were assigned to deliver the consignment to the house of a baron, Tony Chidi Onwurolu at No. 132 Lateef Adegboyega Street, off Ago Palace Way by Grandmate bus stop, Okota, Lagos.
Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Buba Marwa, the Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said that this would help to broaden the agency’s Drug Test Regime (DTR) with a view to fighting drug scourge in the country.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday made a surprise appearance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos to personally assess how the response team stationed at the air border are screening inbound passengers for coronavirus.
The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the two runways at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos have now been calibrated for CAT III ILS and safe for international flights landing.
Four days after the quartet of British Airways, Rwandair, Emirates and Qatar Airlines diverted their flights from the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos to Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana, about 1,500 Nigerian passengers are yet to be airlifted back to the country.
The NDLEA Commander, Garba Ahmadu, made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos on Thursday.
This is coming as the World Health Organisation on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting to determine whether it should be declared a Public Health Event of International Concern.
NATCA President, Abayomi Agoro, in a statement identified the degraded state of the facilities as the major problem forcing foreign flights diversion to neighbouring countries.
Adeniyi told newsmen on Wednesday that he discovered the items in an envelope at the back seat of the car he was driving on July 29.
Air Peace, in a statement by its Safety Manager, Capt. Godfrey Ogbogu, on Wednesday said preliminary investigation by the airline indicated that the aircraft landed harder than intended by the pilot.