Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, a former Miss Commonwealth Nigeria who was declared wanted for alleged involvement in illicit drug activities, has surrendered herself after eight months on the run.
The ex-beauty queen made herself available at the command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos state.
DAILY GIST recalls that Aderinoye was declared wanted in January by the agency following her escape from her Lekki residence in Lagos during a raid by NDLEA operatives.
A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said during the search of Aderinoye’s home, conducted in the presence of estate officials, 606 grams of Canadian loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, an electronic weighing scale, large quantities of drugs packing plastics, and other items were recovered.
The statement reads: “Wanted ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, has surrendered to the Lagos Command of the agency after about eight months in hiding.”
“She was declared wanted by the agency in January after she escaped from her Lekki, Lagos residence when NDLEA operatives raided her apartment at the Oral 3state, Lekki, on Wednesday, January 24, following credible intelligence that she deals in illicit substances.
“The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and the founder of Queen Christmas Foundation. Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate officials include 606 gramm3s 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 had been hiding in Akure, Ondo State since January when she escaped arrest in Lekki Lagos however, surrendered to the agency on Wednesday, August 28.”
Aderinoye held the title of Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture for the pageant’s 2015/2016 edition.
She is the founder of the Queen Christmas Foundation.
