96-Year-Old Father Of 50 Children Arrested Over Illicit Drugs

A 96-year-old retired soldier, Pa Joseph Owherhi, has been arrested in Suleja,  Niger State by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs.

The nonagenarian was arrested in his house at Rafin Sanyi area of Suleja on Saturday,  August 21,  with three kilograms of skunk based on credible intelligence. 

Spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Tuesday, that the grandpa had confessed to living on the illicit trade since he retired from the military in 1982. 

He also claimed he has eight wives and 50 children.

In the same vein, four trans-border drug traffickers have been arrested in Adamawa state while attempting to cross the land border on a motorcycle in Kolere village, Mubi North Local Government Area to Cameroon on Sunday, August 22, with packs of Tramadol concealed inside noodles cartons. 

The suspects included Ibrahim Aliyu; Umar Mohammed; Aliyu Adamu; and Usman Adamu. 

It was learned that narcotic officers had during a raid the previous day arrested a drug dealer, Chimezie Okorie at Layin ‘Yan Gwanjo, Mubi market where assorted drugs such as 23kg of Tramadol and 32kg of Diazepam injection were allegedly recovered from him.

In Oyo state, a 35-year-old fashion designer, Abiodun Abubakar was on Monday, August 23, arrested at Bodija market, Ibadan North LGA with 24.2kg of cannabis sativa.

In Lagos, coordinated sting operations across parts of the state especially Itedo community, Lekki, and Petti in Lagos Island led to the arrest of 13 suspects namely, Eze Beckee; Lateef Habib; Olayemi Temitope; Abdulaziz Sheriff; Yakwan Michael; Nora Omoruyi; Hamson Igbokwe; Ugwu Augustine; Akin Lawanson; Ibrahim Isa; Emeka Nwafor; Obi Price and Daniel Chukwuebuka. 

A total of 238 kilograms of cannabis and 2 grams of cocaine were recovered from them. 

In Kogi state, one Chizoba Francis was also arrested at the weekend in Lokoja with 54kg cannabis hidden in sacks and covered with used footwear. 

Reports indicated that the consignment was bought at Emure, Ondo state with Kaduna as the destination.

In Ondo state, operatives of the NDLEA also recovered 308 kilograms of compressed cannabis loaded into a Lexus car during a sting operation in Eleyewo area of Akure North Local Government Area at the weekend.

While commending officers and men of the agency in Niger, Adamawa, Lagos, Ondo, Kogi, and Oyo Commands, chairman of the NDLEA, Brig Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa charged them and their counterparts across the country not to rest on their oars in the ongoing offensive action against all drug cartels in Nigeria.