52-year-old suspected illicit drug peddler collapses, dies in Edo court

A 52-year-old suspected illicit drugs peddler identified arsenic Mrs Titilayo Akindele has collapsed and died during proceedings astatine the Federal High Court sitting successful Benin City, Edo State.

DAILY POST reports that the incidental occurred connected Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

The deceased was facing proceedings successful a suit instituted against her by the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

The improvement threw the tribunal into pandemonium arsenic household members, lawyers and members of the nationalist scampered successful daze astatine the abrupt incident.

The deceased was reportedly arrested successful January 2026 by operatives of NDLEA successful the authorities with assistance from a religion subordinate identified arsenic IK, implicit the possession of Loud, an illicit hard drug.

A lad of the deceased identified arsenic Samuel Akinsola said his parent had complained astir sick wellness passim her detention and tribunal appearances, repeatedly requesting aesculapian attention.

Akinsola said the household has been begging the NDLEA to assistance her parent bail oregon arraign her successful court, which they allegedly refused.

The young Akinsola, who was successful tears, alleged that officials of NDLEA failed to bring aesculapian reports of her parent erstwhile she was brought to tribunal connected Monday, March 30, 2026.

He said the nonaccomplishment prompted the tribunal to adjourn the lawsuit to Tuesday, Ma...