NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun
She reportedly told NDLEA operatives that she took up the drug trade after a fire destroyed her provisions shop. The post NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
A 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ogun State for selling cannabis. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, she had 90 grammes of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packed in retail sachets.
The NDLEA reported that Ogunmabo told operatives that she took up the drug trade after her provisions shop was destroyed by fire. She also claimed that her daughter, who lives in Lagos, supplied the cannabis to her every four days for onward retailing.
The NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, directed that Ogunmabo be granted bail and referred for counselling due to her advanced age. Her daughter was subsequently arrested, as reported by the Daily Post Nigeria.
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