In October 2011, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) got a worldwide coverage and attention with Baba Suwe’s alleged drug ingestion. On November 4, he was finally released from the NDLEA’s custody when the agency could not find any drug on him not after he had spent about 21 days with them.

Baba Suwe’s NDLEA brouhaha became blown up due to his status as a top Nollywood actor.

Seven months after the world stage drama, the Commander of NDLEA, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Mr. Hamza Umar has finally opened on the saga that almost put its agency’s credibility into the mud.

In an interview with Sunday Trust, Umar said, ”this machine you are seeing here is 99.9 percent accurate. It has never said this man has this and we find contrary. You said apart from, I know you are going into Baba-Suwe’s matter.”

Clarifying the Baba Suwe’s unique case, he said further, “let me clarify myself. You see, before his arrest, I do not know who Baba-Suwe is. [size=15pt]My binding factor with Baba-Suwe is that machine.[/size]

“He was travelling with a group of friends and the machine picked him and said he had drugs concealed in him. When the matter was becoming controversial, I asked if there is a good screening centre here in Lagos.

“I was told of the University of Lagos teaching hospital and I asked that they should take him there. I did so to have an independent opinion from a professional. He was taken there and the Chief Radiologist said look, I have to get my Consultant. He and the Consultant examined, tested and screened him with their machines and gave me the report in writing.

[size=20pt]“Our medical team collected the written report and brought to me. The hospital said in the report that Baba-Suwe had drugs concealed in his stomach. In the report, they said they analyzed him from the head, to the body and down to the legs and concluded that his stomach is invested with particles that are consistent with narcotics.[/size]

“But they said in the report that they cannot specify the drugs by name. They suggested that it could only be specified by laboratories. Mind you, I am not an expert in that field. I am only an officer of the NDLEA.

“If you were in my shoes will you release that man? I did not stop at that anyway, I insisted I wanted another report from another group of experts. I was told that there was another well-equipped place that they call Me-Cure here in Lagos. I said take him there also. I referred him there and they gave me the same result,”the NDLEA boss concluded.

The anti-drug agency has been ordered by the court to pay the sum of 25 million naira to Baba for violation of his rights. This order is being appealed at the Appeal Court.


http://247nigerianewsupdate.com/baba-suwe-truly-ingested-hard-drugs-ndlea-boss-finally-opens-up/

Damning stuff!
...Except for the minor loophole that x-rays do not identify drugs. However, it seems that proof exists beyond doubt that Baba Suwe indeed had something foreign in his stomach. The court case would be a battle of the mouth against the x-ray... I guess the x-ray will win.

The bottom line is :- There was no hard physical evidence to match their suspicion . . .How do they hope to reconcile that part in the court of law ?

jmaine: The bottom line is :- There was no hard physical evidence to match their suspicion . . .How do they hope to reconcile that part in the court of law ?

correct

BlackPikiN: In October 2011, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) got a worldwide coverage and attention with Baba Suwe’s alleged drug ingestion. On November 4, he was finally released from the NDLEA’s custody when the agency could not find any drug on him not after he had spent about 21 days with them.

Baba Suwe’s NDLEA brouhaha became blown up due to his status as a top Nollywood actor.

Seven months after the world stage drama, the Commander of NDLEA, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Mr. Hamza Umar has finally opened on the saga that almost put its agency’s credibility into the mud.

In an interview with Sunday Trust, Umar said, ”this machine you are seeing here is 99.9 percent accurate. It has never said this man has this and we find contrary. You said apart from, I know you are going into Baba-Suwe’s matter.”

Clarifying the Baba Suwe’s unique case, he said further, “let me clarify myself. You see, before his arrest, I do not know who Baba-Suwe is. My binding factor with Baba-Suwe is that machine.

“He was travelling with a group of friends and the machine picked him and said he had drugs concealed in him. When the matter was becoming controversial, I asked if there is a good screening centre here in Lagos.

“I was told of the University of Lagos teaching hospital and I asked that they should take him there. I did so to have an independent opinion from a professional. He was taken there and the Chief Radiologist said look, I have to get my Consultant. He and the Consultant examined, tested and screened him with their machines and gave me the report in writing.

“Our medical team collected the written report and brought to me. The hospital said in the report that Baba-Suwe had drugs concealed in his stomach. In the report, they said they analyzed him from the head, to the body and down to the legs and concluded that his stomach is invested with particles that are consistent with narcotics.

“But they said in the report that they cannot specify the drugs by name. They suggested that it could only be specified by laboratories. Mind you, I am not an expert in that field. I am only an officer of the NDLEA.

“If you were in my shoes will you release that man? I did not stop at that anyway, I insisted I wanted another report from another group of experts. I was told that there was another well-equipped place that they call Me-Cure here in Lagos. I said take him there also. I referred him there and they gave me the same result,”the NDLEA boss concluded.

The anti-drug agency has been ordered by the court to pay the sum of 25 million naira to Baba for violation of his rights. This order is being appealed at the Appeal Court.


http://247nigerianewsupdate.com/baba-suwe-truly-ingested-hard-drugs-ndlea-boss-finally-opens-up/

Has there been anyone that the machine picked on without excreting the drugs? Can such a substance be in one's sysstem for two weeks without disastrous consequences?

Umar is not bringing fresh perspective to this case. If you kept someone for almost a month without excreting drugs, it's fair enough to concede he was wrongly picked on. I hope Babasuwe use this publication to further pursue his case and extract some cool cash from this incompetent fooool. 99.9% means the machine would lie against one out of a thousand. It does NOT mean the machine is accurate all the time.

Primitive minded people still trying hard to defend thier brother even after a competent scanning machine caught baba suwe pants down with drugs . Other indepent machines still confirmed it. We know how Tinubu waded in to save them from the disgrace. The harm has been done. Baba suwe ingested cocaine. The machines cannot be drunk/lying at same time as they want to have us to believe

It is articles like these that demonstrate how unprofessionally many Nigerian Government agencies are run. The man supplied several samples of stool and you were allowed to keep the suspect for the period you stated was required for any possible drug to be passed out.

What is now responsible for this ridiculous and highly unprofressional outburst that amounts to defamation of character?
Anyway, agencies like NDLEA , immigration,customs et al are just dumping ground for unemployed relatives of Politicians. This is why this so called NDLEA boss can embrace conjectures when he should simply comment on what is physically proven or disproved.

Nigeria is truly screwed when somebody who claims to be all about science, like you, reads this article and come up with a statement like the below. Quite interesting: "proof exists beyond doubt" indeed.

The man himself testifies to not being an expert, and going extra-judicial on Baba Suwe. He called a radiologist - yeah, like he/she was going to contradict them. Why don't they have a true radiologist at the airport if detecting drugs with x-ray machine is there main job.

Beaf: Damning stuff!
...Except for the minor loophole that x-rays do not identify drugs. However, it seems that proof exists beyond doubt that Baba Suwe indeed had something foreign in his stomach. The court case would be a battle of the mouth against the x-ray... I guess the x-ray will win.

Mr. Globe:
Primitive minded people still trying hard to defend thier brother even after a competent scanning machine caught baba suwe pants down with drugs . Other indepent machines still confirmed it. We know how Tinubu waded in to save them from the disgrace. The harm has been done. Baba suwe ingested cocaine. The machines cannot be drunk/lying at same time as they want to have us to believe

Go and drop your toga of foolishness and mischief . . . then come back and make your point . . .
Thanks . . .

Mr. Globe:
Primitive minded people still trying hard to defend thier brother even after a competent scanning machine caught baba suwe pants down with drugs . Other indepent machines still confirmed it. We know how Tinubu waded in to save them from the disgrace. The harm has been done. Baba suwe ingested cocaine. The machines cannot be drunk/lying at same time as they want to have us to believe

Your stupidity is irredeemable and your foolery is second to none. Did I hear you say competent machine? You are really a slowpoke!

If you have issue with Tinubu, open another thread and call him names, call him all you want, I don't care.

But don't come and espoused your genetic tribalism by slandering a man whose innocence is beyond not just a reasonable doubt but also medical doubt. They pumped through his anus, they gave him all manner of medicine to excrete whatever in his tummy. He never for once refused meals and after 21days, nothing was found on such a man and you are here spewing your usual tribal sentiments?

Would court not ask Umar to present or show the drugs found on Babasuwe? What would he show if such a question was ever asked?

A really twisted case!

bayooooooo:

Your stupidity is irredeemable and your foolery is second to none. Did I hear you say competent machine? You are really a slowpoke!

If you have issue with Tinubu, open another thread and call him names, call him all you want, I don't care.

But don't come and espoused your genetic tribalism by slandering a man who's innocence is beyond not just a reasonable doubt but also medical doubt. They pumped through his anus, they gave him all manner of medicine to excrete whatever in his tummy. He never for once refused meals and after 21days, nothing was found on such a man and you are here spewing your usual tribal sentiments?

Would court not ask Umar to present or show the drugs found on Babasuwe? What would he show if such a question was ever asked?

My brother, you see why I keep saying it on NL that some are indoctrinated in hatred and prejudice from the womb to the point they simply cannot help themselves? Why not simply accept what is physically proven/disproved instead of this ugly and bigoted tirade seeking to malign an ethnic group? Next minute, the same id.i.ots and fools , despite openly displaying ethnic prejudice, will tell you that you are the bigoted one who hates them because of their ethnic origin.

Primitive minded people still trying hard to defend thier brother even after a competent scanning machine caught baba suwe pants down with drugs sad. Other indepent machines still confirmed it. We know how Tinubu waded in to save them from the disgrace. The harm has been done. Baba suwe ingested cocaine. The machines cannot be drunk/lying at same time as they want to have us to believe

Gbawe: It is articles like these that demonstrate how unprofessionally many Nigerian Government agencies are run. The man supplied several samples of stool and you were allowed to keep the suspect for the period you stated was required for any possible drug to be passed out.

What is now responsible for this ridiculous and highly unprofressional outburst that amounts to defamation of character?
Anyway, agencies like NDLEA , immigration,customs et al are just dumping ground for unemployed relatives of Politicians. This is why this so called NDLEA boss can embrace conjectures when he should simply comment on what is physically proven or disproved.

LMAO. So true.

If this is true, then it goes to show how dead and worthless our government agencies are.

That's if the story's even true.

NDLEA should dispose these fake scanners and employ graduate juju (herbalist) guys.

baba suwe babalawo strong well well

Pay the man his 25million jor! Wetin be all dis dogo turaci?

Its Obvious that BABA SUWE ingested the hard drugs.. . . . .The way the court expressly heard the matter and awarded damages within few days still makes it obvious that something was fishy . .. . . .

. . .Is it not same niGERia court that takes weeks to call a case for (1) mention (2)Substition of Motion(s) (3) Adoption (4) Agrument (5) Judgement etc

Dis case get as e get oo! Up till now NDLEA is still owing dis man after all d insult,publicising his picture while in d toilet etc.

I dont care what you think, Baba Suwe was caught with drugs. A machine detected him with it. They can try to squeeze this story all they want. Baba suwe was caught with drugs. The Ndlea at a time even suspected juju. Baba suwe never protested when he was caught. It was after the ground work and some delays that he started protesting. This detecting machine has been in use and so far as I know, it is competent. You can continue defending him as if you were in his tummy and as if you didnt hear the news of him being caught as I did! Bigots

I dont care what you think, Baba Suwe was caught with drugs. A machine detected him with it. They can try to squeeze this story all they want. Baba suwe was caught with drugs. The Ndlea at a time even suspected juju - which is not out of place. Baba suwe never protested when he was caught. It was after the ground work and some delays that he started protesting. This detecting machine has been in use and so far as I know, it is competent. You can continue defending him as if you were in his tummy and as if you didnt hear the news of him being caught as I did! Bigots

The one out of 1000 times (99.9% efficiency according to him) that the machine fails and the ignoramous still insist the man had drugs inside of him due to radiological evidence alone despite purging himm, testing his stool and holding him for 21 days...this ndlea official seriously needs more education....they had better pay him for the hardship caused by them...Thank God for the rule of law in this case.

NDLEA no sabi say JAZZ dey,their are some that it is only when they eat ewedu that they can now xcrete or vomit d damn sugar.Ogun wa

chosen04: Its Obvious that BABA SUWE ingested the hard drugs.. . . . .The way the court expressly heard the matter and awarded damages within few days still makes it obvious that something was fishy . .. . . .

. . .Is it not same niGERia court that takes weeks to call a case for (1) mention (2)Substition of Motion(s) (3) Adoption (4) Agrument (5) Judgement etc

Mind explaining further what is "Fishy" about his awarded damages . . . .

NDLEA slipped seriously on the Baba Suwe's case.
This interview by the NDLEA official might give Baba Suwe to sue for defamation of character.

Hmmm

Beaf: Damning stuff!
...Except for the minor loophole that x-rays do not identify drugs. However, it seems that proof exists beyond doubt that Baba Suwe indeed had something foreign in his stomach. The court case would be a battle of the mouth against the x-ray... I guess the x-ray will win.

I have something foreign in my stomach all the time. It is called AKAMU! very foreign, I should be violated for that?

he was finally released from the NDLEA’s custody when the agency could not find any drug on him [/b]not after he had spent about [b]21 days [/b]with them.

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The hospital said in the report that Baba-Suwe had drugs concealed in his stomach. In the report, they said they analyzed him from the head, to the body and down to the legs and concluded that [b]his stomach is invested with particles that are consistent with narcotics

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I wonder why this guy is even talking....
He claims the suspect ingested drugs yet after 21 days you found nothing on him.
So what do you want us to do
If you cannot prove your case then you don't have one.
Their inability to find the drugs on him makes a rubbish of the whole case
These guys are very inefficient and unserious.

This case is simply a mystery.

What are we to believe now?

incompetent ndlea folks fighting a lost battle.abeg make una give baba suwe im money.