Also during the week, the Agency arrested one of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s wives, Najite Anikulapo Kuti, 45, and two others, over possession of dry weeds of cannabis.

Najite was apprehended, alongside a lady, who was a dancer for the music legend, and another man at her Gbemisola Street, Ikeja residence. A total of 340 grammes of dried weeds of cannabis were recovered from the suspects during the search.

NDLEA Lagos State Commander, Alhaji Sule Aliyu, who disclosed that the arrest and seizure was made following a tip-off, gave the names of the suspects as Najite Anikulapo Kuti, 45 years, found with 50 grammes of cannabis; Helen Richards, 36 years, found with 170 grammes of cannabis; and Mike Arinze, 26 years, found with 120 grammes of cannabis.

“The suspects were arrested at Gbemisola Street Ikeja. The substances recovered from them tested positive for cannabis,” the Commander stated.

Na be today we know say . . .Cannabis na cuisine for African shrine . . . abegii, this one no be news jare . . .  someone was not settled somewhere or someone is just carrying out a personal vendetta . . . African Shrine is synonymous with IGBO  a.k.a Cannabis  . . .they don't hide it there . . .

9jaganja:

aren't they supposed to have died from aids?

Nigerian govt: bloody murderers, 

Give the woman back her weed and let her go!! instead of ban on cigarette[b] they won't let me smoke my weed in peace[/b],

Don't mind them they don't know that weed is very edible and[b] highly lifting[/b] in all states of matter . .i.e gaseous state ( smoking) ; Liquid state ( soaked in kai-kai or spirits popularly called combine) ; and solid state ( used as vegetable in concoction rice and for cooking soups . . Such a tasty leaf  )

jmaine:

Don't mind them they don't know that weed is very edible and[b] highly lifting[/b] in all states of matter . .i.e gaseous state ( smoking) ; Liquid state ( soaked in kai-kai or spirits popularly called combine) ; and solid state ( used as vegetable in concoction rice and for cooking soups . . Such a tasty leaf  )

Ibime:

I thought Fela family should have exemption from marijuana laws in this country by now. I never heard of Rita, Stephen, Rohan or Damian Marley being arrested for marijuana before whether in their home countries of US and Ghana or any other country they have toured. Abi NDLEA no know say some families are above the Cannabis laws?

Also during the week, the Agency arrested one of late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s wives, [size=20pt]Najite[/size] Anikulapo Kuti, 45, and two others, over possession of dry weeds of cannabis.

Abiodun, who is a 44-year old divorcee with three children lives at Ikorodu area of Lagos State. She was arrested during the outward screening of passengers on an Emirates flight to India at the departure hall of the Lagos airport.