Mr. Jimoh Oladega Bashir and Mrs Mulikat Adebukola has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed

Mr. Jimoh Oladega Bashir and Mrs Mulikat Adebukola has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria for smuggling 4.5kg of cocaine with their six year-old twins children to London.It was reported that the Couple boarded an Arik flight to London Heathrow airport and hidden 350 grams of cocaine in each of the six-year-old twins absorbent baby clothing. As luck ran out on them, the children began to remove the white substance as it began itching on them.The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) stated that the couple would be charged on the grounds of drug trafficking but also they would be charge for child abuse. The Agency made it known that the actions taken by the couples is an act of heartlessness as the couples intended to abandon the children to elude capture.
On the other hand, the couples were not given the opportunity to speak but had previously identified the children as theirs and stated that it was the devil that pushed them.
The NDLEA maintains that using children to smuggle cocaine is against the law and unacceptable to the society, “It is unlawful for them to take advantage of the kids’ innocence in involving them in a serious criminal act of drug trafficking. No society will overlook such act of debasement.”