NDLEA arrests 93-year-old great grandpa, medical doctor arrested over cocaine, skunk trafficking

A 93-year-old large gramps and a 69-year-old aesculapian doc are among suspects arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arsenic it intensifies nationwide operations against cause trafficking networks.

The arrests were disclosed successful a connection connected Sunday by NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.

According to the agency, the nonagenarian, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, was arrested astatine his residence successful Umuagbaigba, Amavo Nkwogu village, Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State connected April 7, 2026.

A hunt of his location led to the betterment of 7.7 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis. The fishy reportedly said helium had been utilizing the substance since 1959 and went into the cause commercialized implicit a twelvemonth ago.

In a abstracted operation, NDLEA operatives uncovered an planetary cause trafficking nexus pursuing the apprehension of an Ivorian national, Gohouri Michael, astatine the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.

He was recovered with 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.49 kilograms portion attempting to committee an Ethiopian Airlines formation to Milan via Addis Ababa.

Further probe led to the apprehension of a 69-year-old aesculapian doctor, Dr Chudi Daniel Ofomata, successful Ogun State. NDLEA said helium was identified arsenic the alleged coordinator of the cause movement. Substances including promazepam and promethazine ...