Court Remands 70-Year-Old Woman Over Alleged Export of 13kg Cocaine
Wale Igbintade A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a 70-year-old woman, Barek Mary Yetunde, in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ikoyi, pending the
A Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded a 70-year-old woman, Barek Mary Yetunde, into the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ikoyi, pending her bail application scheduled for September 2, 2026. The charges against Yetunde, brought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), allege that she engaged in the unlawful export and transportation of 13 kilograms of cocaine on June 28, 2026.
She is accused of exporting the cocaine at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on a Virgin Atlantic flight to the United Kingdom, and transporting it from her residence in Okota to the airport. Yetunde pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecution argued that she committed the offenses during the outward clearance of passengers on a Virgin Atlantic flight.
The judge, Justice Friday Ogazi, adjourned the case until September 2, 2026, for the bail application hearing.
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