Woman caught trying to smuggle marijuana into Kirikiri prison

A female caterer in Lagos has gotten into trouble with the

law after she was caught trying to smuggle illicit drugs

into a prison.

35-year-old Oyinyechi Ezirim is said to have made an

attempt to sneak marijuana (cannabis sativa) into the

Kirikiri prison where her boyfriend was being held.

She is said to have concealed the dried weed inside packs

of noodles which were inspected during the examination

of food items brought for inmates.

Daily Independent reports:

The Lagos State Commander of the National Drug

Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Aliyu Sule,

disclosed this Friday.

He added that the suspect in her statement said that

her detained boyfriend directed her to a woman to

collect two cartons of noodles.

Aliyu said that the suspect, who was transferred to

the State Command by the prison authority will soon

be charged to court.

According to him, “a 35-year-old single lady,

Oyinyechi Ezirim, was transferred by the Prison

authorities for smuggling cannabis to inmates. The

compressed dried weeds concealed inside noodles

tested positive for cannabis and weighed 4.1kg. She

will soon be charged to court.”

Confessing, the suspect said, “I used to buy noodles

for my boyfriend who has been in prison custody for

one year. He promised to get married to me and we

have been in courtship. Last week, he told me that a

former inmate promised to send him two cartons of

noodles.

He asked me to contact the man on phone. When I

did, the man referred me to his wife who gave me the

noodles. Unfortunately, when I got to the prison, 20

packs of the noodles were found to contain hemp.

That was how I found myself in this case.”

Commenting on the issue, Chief Executive of the

NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, commended the prison

authority, adding that the case will be thoroughly

investigated.

“I commend the prison authority for the arrest and

prompt transfer of the suspect for prosecution. This

case will be properly investigated. We shall get to its

root and arrest other persons involved in the criminal

act. Members of the public must be careful in their

dealings and avoid getting involved in drug

trafficking,” Giade stated.

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