NDLEA arrests two grandfathers for drug trafficking in Abia, Ekiti

The National Drugaw Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 83-year-old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel and a 78-year-old grandpa, Ogunjobi Samuel, for drug trafficking.

Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, in a statement on Sunday, said they were arrested during the ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit drug traffickers and dealers by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Ofiel was nabbed during a raid operation at Samek by Powerline, Aba, Abia State following credible intelligence that he was dealing in illicit substances.

“At the time of his arrest, 700 grams of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packaged in retail sachets were recovered from him. The octogenarian claimed he was a professional shoemaker before delving into the illicit drug trade”, he said.

The Agency said its operatives in Ekiti State last week Thursday, also arrested another 78-year-old Ogunjobi Samuel at his H22 Owode Street, Ilupeju-Ekiti for drug peddling while 350 grams of the same psychoactive substance were seized from him at the time of his arrest.

“‎Two ladies: Rebecca King, 24, and Olaniyan Opeyemi, 31, were arrested by NDLEA operatives in Oyo state in connection with the seizure of 1.925kg Colorado, a synthetic cannabis”, he added.

The Agency revealed that while”Rebecca was nabbed conveying the consignment along Lagos/Ibadan expressway on Wednesday 29th April, Opeyemi was arrested in a follow up operation at Iwo road, Ibadan, when she attempted taking delivery of the cargo.”

“In Ibadan, a notorious drug dealer, 49-year-old Taofik Adeyemi was arrested on Saturday 2nd May along with his salesman Mustapha Oyerinde, 28, at his residence in Erunmu area of the state capital, after months of evading arrest

” Two of his associates: Abiodun Abiola and Aderinde Ibrahim, had been arrested on 8th December 2025 and are currently being prosecuted at a Federal High Court Ibadan. At the time of Taofik’s arrest, 3.085 kilograms of skunk and a Toyota Camry car marked EPE 299 JZ were recovered from him”, he said.

In Osun state, a 65-year-old driver Oladayo Awoyemi was last week Thursday arrested at Ile-Ife toll gate along Ibadan/Ilesha Expressway while conveying a cartoon containing 7kg skunk and 15grams of methamphetamine in his vehicle with registration number LES 114 AG. A follow up operation in Ilesha town led to the arrest of the actual owner of the consignment, Ifedayo Babalola, 40.

This is just as a 27-year-old suspect Yahaya Shehu was also arrested on Wednesday 29th April by NDLEA operatives on patrol along Damaturu-Maiduguri road, Borno state, following credible intelligence, leading to the seizure of 76,440 pills of Tramadol 225mg. In another operation in Borno.

The NDLEA stated that a truck driver, Magaji Isa, 30, was arrested following the interception of 14,000 capsules of Tramadol while a follow up operation in Biu led to the arrest of the owner Abdulhamid Mahmud, 28.

“While a total of 393 blocks of compressed blocks of skunk weighing 290 kilograms were recovered from two suspects: Ojo Major Ebose, 36, and Chika Obiechefula, 32, on Saturday 2nd May when their Honda Ridgeline vehicle marked KSF 65 EQ was intercepted by NDLEA officers on patrol along Abuja/Jos highway, Kaduna, no fewer than 49,800 capsules of Tramadol were seized from another set of two suspects: Ahmed Garba (a.k.a Fangale), 50, and Sale Mohammed, 41, along Bauchi road, Hadejia, Jigawa state on Friday 1st May”, he said..

At the raid of Awolowo market in Lagos on Saturday, they recovered 740kg skunk.

Also, an intelligence led operation at Idogbo Community, Benin city, Edo state on Thursday 30th April, led to the arrest of a suspect, Godstime Godspower, 25. Assorted illicit drugs seized from him include: 57grams of Loud; 3grams of Colorado; 8grams of Tramadol; 3grams of Swinol and 5grams of methamphetamine.

The NDLEA said its Commands and formations across the country continued their War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) sensitization activities in schools, worship centres, work places and communities among others in the past week.

These include: WADA enlightenment lecture for students and staff of Day Secondary School, Edozhigi, Gbako LGA, Niger state; Khulafa’ul Rashidun Islamiyya, Rano, Kano; Community Secondary School, Akweze, Anambra; commercial motorcyclists and their passengers at Poka junction, Epe, Lagos and members of NAPPMED in Benin, Irrua and Auchi, Edo state, among others.