– Nabs Poly student selling drugs
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested octogenarians in raids carried out across the country just as it recovered opioids worth over N3.2billion at Apapa seaport in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers state.
The two octogenarians: an 80-year-old grandpa, Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old grandma, Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday as well as her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, 32, were arrested for being neck deep in drug dealing.
Ayuba had previously been arrested and prosecuted by NDLEA for drug dealing offences. He was convicted and served 10-year jail term between 2014 and 2024. He was again arrested on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at Barazana street, Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State by NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence.
A total of 2.3kilograms of skunk packaged in nylons and papers in retail sizes were recovered from him. He claimed to have been in the illicit drug trade for the past 46 years.
According to a statement from the NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, “NDLEA operatives in Abia state on Saturday 17th May raided the home of 82-year-old Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday at Umuaguma Ntigha Uzor village where different quantities of methamphetamine, tramadol and skunk, a strain of cannabis as well as a cash exhibit of N130,600 were recovered from her and her daughter, 32-year-old Chisom Uchechi.
The grandma confessed that she and her daughter took over the drug trade after her son who started the business died two years ago” Babafemi said,
“At the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Onne, Rivers state, a total of three million (3,000,000) pills of tapentadol and carisoprodol royal 225mg worth N2.1billion in street value were intercepted in one of the containers watch-listed by the Agency based on intelligence.
The seizure was made on Wednesday 14th May during a joint examination of the container by NDLEA officers, men of Customs Service and other security agencies.” “In like manner, NDLEA operatives at the Apapa seaport in Lagos on Tuesday 13th May intercepted another watch-listed container declared to have new car parts and accessories from India.
During a joint examination with other security agencies, a total of 169,800 bottles of codeine syrup worth over N1.1billion in street value were discovered concealed in the shipment.” He added.
He stated that in Kwara state, no fewer than 199,200 pills of tramadol were recovered from two suspects: Abdulwahab Quadir and Abdulraheem Ismail on Friday 16th May following their arrest at Gegele area of Ilorin by NDLEA operatives who also raided Favour Lodge in the state capital where an HND 1 student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology, Kwara State Polytechnic,
Ibrahim Oladimeji Abdulateef was arrested with 650grams of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis already measured in 149 cups, which he sells to other students.
The agency also intercepted several packages on hard drugs in different locations in the country.
