Aderinoye Queen Christmas, a former beauty queen, has turned herself in to the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after being on the run for about eight months.
Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, confirmed the development in a statement released on Sunday.
He revealed that Aderinoye, whose real name is Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, was declared wanted in January after she fled her Lekki, Lagos residence.
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This followed a raid by NDLEA operatives at her apartment in Oral Estate on January 24, 2024, prompted by credible intelligence linking her to the trafficking of illegal substances.
“The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and the founder of Queen Christmas Foundation,” Babafemi stated.
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“Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate officials include 606 grams of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, large quantities of drugs packing plastics, a black RAV 4 SUV marked Lagos KSF 872 GQ, and her picture frame among others.
“The suspect who claimed she has been hiding in Akure Ondo state since January when she escaped arrest in Lekki Lagos however surrendered to the Agency on Wednesday 28th August.”
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