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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 84-year-old man, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary schoolhouse students successful Umuahia, Abia authorities capital.
Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, successful a connection connected Sunday said Pa Obiora was arrested by NDLEA operatives connected Friday 19th June 2026 pursuing credible quality that helium was selling illicit substances to young students and others successful his patent medicine store located astatine 4 Club road, Umuahia, wherever 4.64 kilograms of opioids including tramadol and diazepam were recovered from him during a hunt of his premises.
According to the statement, Pa Orji a pensioner was besides nabbed by information guards astatine Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia, for supplying illicit drugs to 2 teenage students
The connection further added that the suspects were arrested and handed implicit to the NDLEA connected Thursday, 18th June, 2026.
In his confessional statement, 15-year-old SS2 pupil claimed the 84-year-old grandpa supplies him the drugs which helium takes and besides sells to chap students, adding that the 2 suspects volition beryllium charged to tribunal arsenic soon arsenic investigations are completed conscionable arsenic the students volition beryllium counseled and rehabilitated.
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