Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman and husband were arrested at Lagos airport for drugs smuggling - 535 grams of cocaine were packed in her lingerie, Nnaji Juliet Ijeoma was promised N1m by her sponsors - Ms Ijeoma, who hails from Enugu state, works as a hair stylist in Brazil and needed money for her business The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Nnaji Juliet Ijeoma at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Friday, October 21.
The 30-year-old was detained after white powdery substance tested positive for cocaine was found hidden inside her bra during the screening of South African Airways. Ms Ijeoma, who tried to smuggle the drugs from Brazil, confessed that her sponsors promised her N1 million for successful delivery to Nigeria.
Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDLEA spokesman, reported that there was 535 grams of cocain in the woman's bra. The suspecthails from Enugu state but currently lives in Brazil and has a national diploma in mass communication.
She said: "I work as a hair stylist in Brazil where l reside for the past two years. I studied mass communication, but because of lack of job, I work as a hair stylist in Brazil. I was approached to smuggle cocaine to Nigeria and I accepted because of the money involved. I needed money for my personal problem. The drug was prepared inside brassiere and given to me to put on. I did not know how it was packaged. My role was to smuggle the drug to Nigeria and collect the sum of N1 million.
"It is obvious that drug traffickers are getting desperate, but we are prepared to counter their operations through superior intelligence. There were 535grams of cocaine in her bra The discovery of the drug was a big surprise to the suspect because she felt her mode of concealment was full proof. l want drug traffickers to note that no matter how smart they conceal their drugs, we shall detect them." Ms Ijeoma would be taken to court for prosecution. Meanwhile, the agency launched an investigation to uncover the syndicate working with international drug trafficking organisations in Brazil.
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