Ugandan ‘Lady Evangelist’ in Nigeria for Crusade Arrested with 87 Cocaine Wraps in Private Part

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan lady, Farida Nansubuga, for making an attempt to smuggle 1.15kg of cocaine from Nigeria to Uganda.

Nansubuga was apprehended on November 3, 2026, on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, whereas getting ready to board a flight house. Operatives reportedly found 87 wraps of cocaine hid round her pelvic area beneath two layers of underwear.

According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the suspect arrived in Nigeria on October 29 with members of her church for a prayer session on the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos.

However, whereas the opposite members of her delegation returned to Uganda, she stayed behind to gather the medication for a pal recognized as Joy.

“The other members of her delegation flew back to Uganda, while 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,” the company acknowledged.

She was reportedly intercepted throughout a joint screening train involving NDLEA officers and aviation safety personnel.

Preliminary investigations exhibits {that a} Nigerian contact organized transportation to a resort, the place an unidentified man handed her the medication.

The suspect advised investigators she was instructed to cover the cocaine beneath her garments to evade safety checks. She anticipated to obtain not less than $1,000 upon profitable supply, though no particular cost was agreed upon.

NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), described the incident as proof of how drug cartels exploit non secular actions and journey to recruit couriers.

“The case of the Ugandan woman is a sad reminder that drug cartels will stop at nothing, including exploiting faith and religious travel, to recruit couriers for their deadly trade,” he stated.

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