Mr Babafemi said the suspect, who operated boutiques in Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra, was taken into NDLEA custody upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand.
Mr Babafemi said the NDLEA was already engaging with the General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) in Saudi Arabia to secure justice for the three pilgrims.
The NDLEA spokesperson said that Abuba, who is from the Zaire province in Angola, was arrested on Tuesday, February 25.
NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said the student was to swallow the wraps of cocaine hours before her return flight to India through Kano airport.
Mr Marwa said during the public burning of the illicit drugs that the action was to prevent them from going back to society.
The NDLEA spokesperson said the suspect claimed to have left Nigeria for Mozambique in 2004 and finally relocated to Brazil in 2017.
