511 g of skunk found in palm-oil gallon of Jeddah-bound flyer
NDLEA officers stopped Fatimah Ahmad at Kano airport on 16 October 2026 during outward clearance of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah and found 511.75 g of skunk in a gallon of palm oil in her luggage. Her cousin, who gave her the gallon, was arrested at the car park.
🇳🇬 Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano · Nigeria
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 0.5 kg
During the outward clearance of an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Jeddah via Addis Ababa
on Friday 16 October, NDLEA operatives at Mallam Aminu Kano International
Airport stopped female passenger Fatimah Ahmad and found 511.75 grams of skunk
cannabis in parcels hidden in a gallon of palm oil in her luggage.[1][2]
Ahmad told investigators the gallon had been given to her by her cousin, Abubakar
Yahaya, who officers promptly arrested at the airport car park.[1][2]
Sources
- NDLEA Intercepts Saudi-Bound Cannabis in Palm Oil Keg, Seizes N7bn Tramadol at Lagos Port. ThisDay, 19 October 2026.
- NDLEA intercepts N7bn tramadol, foils Saudi-bound drug in palm oil. BusinessDay, 19 October 2026.