By Williams Amofokhai
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun for dealing in illicit drugs in Lagos.
A statement issued by NDLEA‘s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said Soremekun was arrested on Friday, 15 December, 2023 in Oshodi, Lagos.
According to Babafemi, at the time of Soremekun’s arrest in Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her.
“She claimed her son, Segun who is now at large supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed,” he disclosed.
Also, Babafemi disclosed that while 17 bags of cannabis sativa weighing 195.8kg stored in a bush at Gbanke village, Orhionmwon LGA, Edo State were recovered by NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 13th December, anti-narcotic officers in Ogun state intercepted two suspects: Edun Olowokou and Tunde Elijah at Alamutu roundabout area of Abeokuta with bags of same psychoactive substance weighing 279kg.
“In Borno state, NDLEA officers on Tuesday 12th December arrested Bukar Ali, 29, and Abacha Alhaji Fantami, 20, with 171kg of cannabis at Ngamdu, Kaga LGA, while three suspects: Jamilu Haruna, 22; Mohammed Hassan, 23; and Aminu Umar, 50, were nabbed with 57kg cannabis on Wednesday 13th December at Tsafe checkpoint, Zamfara state, when they were on their way to Zurumi, a village known as bandits’ enclave,” he said.
Babafemi added that while commending the officers and men of the various Commands for the arrests and seizures of the past week, as well as those of the Directorate of Prosecution and Legal Services for their diligent prosecution of cases in court, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) urged them and their compatriots across all formations of the Agency to intensify the offensive action tempo against drug cartels as the yuletide season approaches while maintaining an equal balance with their drug demand reduction efforts.
