The FCT Command of the Nigerian Prison Service announced on Wednesday that it has nabbed a female visitor to the Kuje Prison, one Ijeoma Joseph, with parcels of items suspected to be Indian hemp.
Chukwuedo Humphrey, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement which was made available to newsmen.According to Mr Humphrey, the substance was concealed in a carton of biscuit.
“The visitor (suspect) was nabbed during a routine search on visitors by the eagle-eyed staff of the medium security prison,” he said.
Mr Humphrey said the suspect claimed that man named Daniel had engaged her to take the package to his brother, Miracle Amechi, an inmate in custody.He said that the carton of biscuit contained sachets of beverages, shirts and N2,500, adding that the suspect claimed that she did not know the real contents of the carton.
The spokesman however said that the suspect had been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and that she is currently helping them in their investigations.
He further said that the Controller of the command, Sylvester Nwakuche, had warned visitors against bringing hard drugs to the inmates.
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