The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA has arrested a 93-year-old man and a 69-year-old medical doctor in a series of coordinated, intelligence-led operations across multiple states.
NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, revealed in a statement that the crackdown, which covered Lagos, Ogun, Abia, Edo, Niger, Imo, Borno, and the Federal Capital Territory, led to the seizure of large quantities of illicit drugs and the dismantling of key trafficking networks.
Femi Babafemi said In Abia State, operatives arrested 93-year-old Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu at his residence in Osisioma Local Government Area, recovering 7.7 kilograms of skunk adding that in a startling admission, the suspect told investigators that he had been smoking skunk since 1959, before turning it into a business over a year ago.
The agency also uncovered an international drug trafficking operation involving an Ivorian national, Gohouri Michael, who was intercepted at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport with 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.49 kilograms. Investigations revealed he was acting under instructions from a Nigeria-based accomplice, later identified as Dr Chudi Daniel Ofomata.
Dr Ofomata, a 69-year-old medical practitioner, was arrested in Ogun State, where NDLEA operatives recovered controlled substances, including promazepam and promethazine injections.
The agency described the arrest as a significant breakthrough in exposing the network behind the attempted drug export.
Babafemi said the operations were part of a broader strategy targeting both local and international drug syndicates.
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