Crime

Ex-Beauty Queen Aderinoye Surrenders to NDLEA After 8 Months in Hiding

A wanted former beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye has surrendered to the Lagos Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after about eight months in hiding.

The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement made available to Thelensng on Sunday.

Queen was declared wanted by the anti-narcotic agency in January after she escaped from her Lekki, Lagos residence when NDLEA operatives raided her apartment at Oral Estate, Lekki on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 following credible intelligence she deals in illicit substances.

The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation.

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, surrendered to the Agency on Wednesday 28th of August.

 

Hope Ejairu

Hope Ejairu is a writer, sports analyst and journalist, with publications in print and digital media. He holds certifications in various media/journalism trainings, including AFP.

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