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NDLEA arrests 80-year-old grandpa, Badagry community leader’s wives, son for drug trafficking

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An 80-year-old grandfather identified as Pa Aremu Shojobi has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State. 

It was learnt that the octogenarian who has been in the business of selling the illicit drugs for 25 years was arrested on Friday, September 20, 2024.

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Femi Babafemi, NLDEA Director of Media & Advocacy in a statement on Sunday noted that the suspect claimed he gets his supplies from Benin Republic, and sells to his customers from his residence between 7am and 10pm every day.

The statement reads in part, “Operatives of the Lagos State Strategic Command of the Agency on Friday 20th September arrested an 80-year-old grandfather, Pa Aremu Shojobi with 14 kilograms of cannabis at his home in Iyana Ipaja area of the state. 

“In his statement, the octogenarian claimed he has been in the business of selling illicit drugs for 25 years. He further claimed he gets his supplies from Benin republic, and sells to his customers from his residence between 7am and 10pm every day.

“In the same vein, NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Wednesday 18th September raided the two homes of a community leader and Sarkin Yamma of Badagry West LCDA, Alhaji Bashir Mohammed Talba, where a total of 226kg of cannabis was recovered from his two wives and son. 

“Though Alhaji Talba is currently at large, a search of his house in Ashipa area of Seme Badagry led to the recovery of 93 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 57.6kg from his first wife, Asma’u Bashiru, 35, and son, Sadat Bashiru, 22, while another search of his house at Aketegbo area of Seme Badagry led to the seizure of 302 compressed blocks of cannabis weighing 168.6kg from his second wife Hauwa Bashir, 42.”

“No less than 720 blocks of Arizona, a strain of cannabis weighing 390kg were also recovered from a Mitsubishi delivery van marked MUS 720 XH at Ojo area of Lagos on Monday 16th September,” he added.

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