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NDLEA arrests 101-yr-old woman for allegedly selling illicit drugs

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 101-year-old great grandmother in Ogun State for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement, said its men equally intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and also seized a large consignment […] The post NDLEA arrests…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, in Ogun State, Nigeria, for allegedly selling illicit drugs. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the centenarian was intercepted with retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis weighing 90 grams. Ogunmabo claimed she sells the substance to locals and said her daughter in Lagos arranges the supply every four days.

The Nigerian President's brother has directed that the suspect be granted bail and placed on counseling due to her advanced age. Her daughter has also been arrested.

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