An
elderly Nigerian woman and her daughter have gotten themselves into
serious trouble in a foreign country after they were found out to
possess illegal drugs.
Aniugo Agnes Egonna and her daughter, Aniugo Gloria Vera
Two Nigerian women have been arrested by the police at Entebbe International airport in Kenya.
They were arrested for allegedly being in possession of 10kgs of
heroine estimated at Shs3 billion as they tried to leave the country for
Lagos, Nigeria.
According to Daily Monitor, Kampala metropolitan police
spokesperson, Mr Emilian Kayima while parading the suspects told
journalists that the two women are family members.
“The duo arrived in the country on the November 20, this year.
Ms Aniugo Agnes Egonna, 76 and her daughter Ms Aniugo Gloria Vera, 35,
were intercepted on November 25 at the airport. Ms Vera had 5kgs of
heroin worth Shs1.565 billion and the mother also had 5kgs worth
Shs1.565 billion that they had concealed in their luggage bags,” said Mr Kayima.
According to Mr Kayima, the duo claimed that they came to Uganda to
attend their son’s/brother’s introduction ceremony which took place
last week.
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