Nigeria, April 1 -- A suspected female drug peddler, Titilayo Akindele, has died after collapsing at a Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday.

Mrs Akindele, 52, was standing trial for alleged drug peddling. She was prosecuted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The woman was said to have been arrested by the NDLEA in January after being accused of peddling hard drugs.

It was gathered that Mrs Akindele had been in the custody of the anti-drug agency for close to three months without arraignment before she was brought to the court on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the deceased woman was first arraigned on Monday but trial did not proceed after she complained of ill-health.

Sources said the defendant was...