NDLEA arrests 80-year-old ex-convict for dealing in illicit medicine

Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for dealing in illicit medicine, an 80-year-old grandpa, Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta has once more been nabbed by operatives of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company for returning to the felony commerce.

An announcement by the Company’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, disclosed that Nkanta was first arrested by NDLEA on 14th December 2022, prosecuted and sentenced to 2 years in jail by a Federal Excessive Court docket in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

“Not able to let go the outdated behavior, Nkanta returned to the illicit drug commerce and following credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives on Saturday tenth January 2025 tracked the Octogenarian ex-convict to his Mmanta – Abak village, Abak Native Authorities Space of Akwa Ibom State, the place he was arrested with 5.7 kilograms of skunk, a pressure of hashish in his residence,” Babafemi mentioned.

In one other profitable interdiction operation in Akwa Ibom State, NDLEA operatives on patrol alongside Oron-Ibaka street in Oron LGA on Friday ninth January intercepted a 37-year-old businessman, Ani Onyebuchi Romans whereas travelling with full physique mannequins for his clothes enterprise in Cameroun.

A search of the mannequins revealed that they have been filled with drugs of tramadol weighing 5.3 kilograms.

“The suspect claims he resides in Cameroun and was reportedly returning to his base after the Christmas and New 12 months holidays when he was apprehended. It was revealed that he purchased the medicine in Onitsha, Anambra state and was trafficking them to Cameroun to promote, utilizing two mannequins to hide the opioids,” Babafemi defined.

In Oyo State, raids throughout completely different areas led to the seizure of harmful illicit medicine and arrest of infamous sellers, together with 45-year-old Remi Bamidele (Alias Aluko the Mafia) at Sasa, Ibadan, the place a complete of 10.696 kilograms of Colorado, Scottish Loud, Ghana Loud, Canadian Loud and skunk, all strains of hashish. On the time of his arrest on Thursday eighth January, two automobiles: Toyota Venza and Toyota Yaris marked HG 06 LYD have been recovered from him.

At Adegbayi space of the state capital Ibadan, NDLEA officers on Friday ninth January arrested Adeola Toheeb, 27, with numerous portions of Colorado, Ghana Loud and skunk whereas Habeeb Ali, 29, was nabbed at Ring street, Ibadan with 1.264kg Colorado, Scottish Loud and skunk.

Not lower than One Million Three Hundred and Seven Thousand One Hundred Naira (₦1,307,100) money exhibit was additionally recovered from him on the level of his arrest on Saturday tenth January.

A dispatch rider Osagbovo Edigin, 30, and two different suspects: Ebimi Labo, 28, and Akhimie Success, 25, have been on Friday ninth January arrested at Ihama/Airport street GRA Benin Metropolis, Edo state in reference to the seizure of 118grams of Canadian Loud and a wrap of Colorado.

Whereas Jimoh Agbonmhegbe, 49, was arrested at Irrua with 17.552kg Colorado, Loud and skunk, one other suspect Evelyn Okoyomon, 38, was nabbed at Ubiaja with 930 grams of skunk on Wednesday seventh January.

In Niger state, no fewer than 4,000 drugs of tramadol 225mg have been recovered from a suspect Nazifi Umar, 22, at Dakwa city, Tafa LGA, whereas one other suspect Yusuf Usman, 41, was nabbed with 100 blocks of skunk weighing 47kg Lankaviri, Yorro LGA Taraba state on Wednesday seventh January.

Not lower than 30,950 capsules of tramadol have been recovered from the house of a suspect Ugwoke Chibueze, 40, in Bachure space of Yola South LGA, Adamawa state following his arrest on the Lamido Aliyu Mustapha Worldwide Airport Yola on Tuesday sixth January.

With the identical vigour, Instructions and formations of the Company throughout the nation continued their Conflict Towards Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization actions to varsities, worship centres, work locations and communities amongst others up to now week. These embody: WADA sensitisation lecture to college students and workers of Authorities Day Science and Technical School, Babura, Jigawa; Abiayubal Ansari Islamiyya Faculty, Layin Indo Mai Tuwan Tara, Fagge LGA, Kano; and youths of Oshituma Umuogudu Akpu Ngbo, Ebonyi state, amongst others.

Whereas commending the officers and males of Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Edo, Oyo, and Niger Instructions of the Company for the arrests and seizures, Chairman/Chief Govt Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) acknowledged that their operational successes and people of their compatriots throughout the nation particularly their balanced strategy to drug provide discount and drug demand discount efforts are nicely appreciated.