The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has arrested 80-year-old grandpa, Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old grandma Mrs. Uloma Sunday as well as her daughter Chisom Uchechi, 32, in raids carried out across the country.
Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi also revealed that the agency intercepted opioids worth over N3.2 billion were intercepted at Apapa seaport in Lagos and Port Harcourt port, Onne, Rivers state.
He noted that Ayuba had previously been arrested and prosecuted by NDLEA for drug dealing offences, convicted and served a 10-year jail term between 2014 and 2024.
Babafemi explained that he was again arrested on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at Barazana street, Dogarawa area of Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State by NDLEA officers acting on credible intelligence.
He added: “A total of 2.3kilograms of skunk packaged in nylons and papers in retail sizes were recovered from him. He claimed to have been in the illicit drug trade for the past 46 years.
“Similarly, NDLEA operatives in Abia state on Saturday 17th May raided the home of 82-year-old Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday at Umuaguma Ntigha Uzor village where different quantities of methamphetamine, tramadol and skunk, a strain of cannabis as well as a cash exhibit of N130,600 were recovered from her and her daughter, 32-year-old Chisom Uchechi.
“The grandma confessed that she and her daughter took over the drug trade after her son who started the business died two years ago.”
“At the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Onne, Rivers state, a total of three million pills of tapentadol and carisoprodol royal 225mg worth N2.1 billion in street value were intercepted in one of the containers watch-listed by the Agency based on intelligence.
“The seizure was made on Wednesday 14th May during a joint examination of the container by NDLEA officers, men of Customs Service and other security agencies.”