The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) revealed on Sunday that a 75-year-old grandmother, Sekinat Soremekun, was apprehended in Lagos for her involvement in dealing illicit drugs.
Soremekun, arrested in the Oshodi area of Lagos on Friday, was found in possession of quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup, as disclosed by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi.
Babafemi explained, “NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Friday, December 15, arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun for dealing in illicit drugs. At the time of her arrest in Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her. She claimed her son, Segun, who is now at large, supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed.”
Moreover, the narcotics agency recently secured the forfeiture of a multi-million-naira mansion located at K-5A/2 Road 14, Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate, Lekki, used as a clandestine laboratory for methamphetamine production. This outcome followed the prosecution of a drug baron, Okenwa Chris Nzewi, whose conviction resulted in the court’s decision to transfer the property to the Federal Government.
“Okenwa was arrested along with his associate, Sunny Okeh Ukah on 30th July 2022 and subsequently arraigned on four counts in charge number FHC/L/527C/2022 at the Federal High Court, Lagos,” Babafemi clarified.
