By our reporter 8.11.2026
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Ugadan woman for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine out of Nigeria back to her country.
The woman, Farida Nansubuga, 34, had been in Nigeria with other Ugandans for a pilgrimage to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in the Ikotun-Egbe area of Lagos State for prayers on October 29.
Nansubuga was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 3, while preparing to board a flight to Uganda. The NDLEA said 87 wraps of cocaine were recovered from her pelvic region, where they had been strapped beneath two layers of underwear.
“She came to Nigeria with members of her church for spiritual renewal at a prayer session in Lagos,” said NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi in a press statement.
“But when it was time to go home, 34-year-old Ugandan, Ms Farida Nansubuga, chose a different path. While the rest of her delegation flew back to Uganda, she stayed behind, not to pray some more, but to pick up a consignment of cocaine, which she hid in her private part in a bid to smuggle it into her country.
“Her plan, however, came crashing down at the MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, 3rd November 2026, when operatives of the NDLEA intercepted her at the screening point of Terminal 2 during a joint passenger screening exercise with aviation security personnel. She was due to board a Ugandan airline flight to her home country.
“During preliminary interview, the suspect said she arrived in Nigeria on October 29 2026, with members of her church for a prayer session at The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun Egbe area of Lagos. She claimed that after the prayer session, the other members of her delegation returned to Uganda while she stayed back to collect the illicit consignment on behalf of a friend, simply identified as Joy, who resides in Uganda.”
Nansubuga was expecting to receive at least $1,000 after successfully delivering the consignment in Uganda.