35-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Jatau Lydia Lami, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Lydia was arrested on Sunday, July 31, 2022 for attempting to export 1,700 tablets of Tramadol 225mg concealed in her luggage to Istanbul, Turkey via a Turkish Airline flight.
The arest was confirmed by NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect hails from Zango Kataf LGA, Kaduna State and lives in Istanbul, Turkey with her family.
The mother of three blamed her action on pressure to raise N5million ransom to free her mother from the captivity of bandits who kidnapped her since June.”