Two staff of Nigeria's largest airline, Arik Air have been arrested at the Heathrow Airport in London for suspected drug trafficking on Tuesday.
The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed that they had opened investigations after the Arik Airline workers were allegedly caught with cocaine in the Uk.
NDLEA spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyeju said the allegations constituted a national embarrassment.
"We are aware of the arrest and we have opened an investigation into the matter,"
Ofoyeju said.
Banji Ola, Arik Air spokesperson said he was not aware of the incident or flight details.
However, Arik Air image maker, Banji Ola said he was yet to be briefed on the matter.
It would be recalled that in December 2011, a 29-year-old Arik Air female hostess, Miss Chinwendu Uwakaonyenma Ogbonnaya, was arrested at Heathrow Airport over allegation of drug smuggling into the United Kingdom and was thereafter sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment last year.
That their job na, thats not new, it just that these ones were just unlucky.
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Na wa ooo!someone complained of losing 4k dollar in d aircraft too
ReplyDeleteThis is a serious issue oh!drugs on Air hostess it is well
ReplyDeleteNigeria is turning into another thing... everyone is greedy without measure...
ReplyDeleteSo says the MillionMan
Dis is hilarious... Bt dey pay dem well,dey r jes greedy
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ReplyDeleteA female Arik staff was arrested yesterday Tuesday May 21st at Heathrow airport London for allegedly carrying cocaine worth about N180 million. Temitayo Olubunmi Daramola was arrested with 6kg of cocaine while another hostess Delita Abibimgbi was arrested for having 60 packets of cigarettes in her possession. The max limit of cigarettes any passenger is allowed to carry is 10 packs.
Security at Heathrow Airport detained Temitayo and Delita after detecting the illicit drugs in their possession. They are being held in custody by the UK authorities in London.