[b]NDLEA arrests 69-year-old carpenter, others over alleged drug trafficking[/b]
By Wole Shadare (Lagos) and Isa Abdulsalami (Jos)

A SIXTY-NINE-year-old man, Adewole Emmanuel Eniola and Okoye Dozie Ndubisi, 37, have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly ingesting substances suspected to be cocaine.



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The suspects were caught on Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during screening of passengers at the central screening point.

After testing positive for drug ingestion, Eniola, a grandfather, repeatedly denied that he did ingested drugs until he began to excrete drugs under observation.

Ndubisi, who is a motorcycle spare parts dealer in Nnewi, was arrested while on his way to DŸsseldorf, Germany.

He confessed to have ingested 60 wraps of cocaine and inserted eight wraps in his anus.

The father of two said that he would have been paid 3,000 Euros for carrying the drugs.

In a related development, a 68-year-old woman standing trial for being in possession of substances suspected to be Indian hemp has been arrested again for being in possession of 1.5 kilogrammes of Indian hemp.

The suspect, simply identified as Hajiya Lami, was yesterday paraded with 12 others by the Plateau State Command of NDLEA. According to the command's chief, Mrs. Omolade Omole, Lami was only granted bail in March this year and her case is still pending in court.

Also paraded was a 60-year-old woman, allegedly caught with 32 kilogrammes of Indian hemp and who, according to Omole, was once arrested in Edo State for a similar offence. Two of her children are reportedly standing trial for allegedly dealing in Indian hemp.

Also, a 22-year-old who just finished serving a nine-month jail term for selling Indian hemp was arrested for the same offence two weeks after regaining his freedom. He blamed poverty for his situation, saying having dropped out of school following his father's death, "life has not been easy."

Omole expressed worry over the increasing consumption of Indian hemp in Plateau State, disclosing that 45.5 kilogrammes of the drug has so far been seized in the state this month as compared to 18.5 kilogrammes seized last month.

She also urged the public to liaise with the agency to check the trend and stressed the need for parents to closely monitor their children and wards so that they do not get involved in crime.

Reacting to Eniola's arrest, Chief Executive, NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, said: "He has not shown a good example for his children to emulate. Ordinarily, the suspect would have been given the benefit of the doubt based on the age, but when there is reasonable cause for suspicion, any doubt must be cleared. It is really sad for a grandfather at 69 to ingest drugs. He will be charged to court because the law has no respect for age."

Eniola, who is a carpenter, was nabbed at about 10.00p.m. while attempting to board a British Airways flight to London under the guise of attending furniture and accessories trade show in Florida.

He confessed to have ingested 100 wraps of the drug, which he bought for N800,000.

His words: "I have a trade show in Florida and I also needed money to expand my furniture business. I bought the drug for N800,000, and I swallowed 100 pieces. N500,000 was my personal money while N300,000 was borrowed. The people that introduced me into the business promised to sell it for me over there if I had been successful. I only wanted to use the opportunity of the trade to raise money because of bad living condition."

The father of six children with two wives lives at Adedolapo Street, Ikotun, Lagos.
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Wetin poverty for fit do? How much time does he have on earth that will make him take this risk?

Na wa for Nigerians Ohh,

Only God can help us from this crazy Country

Na wa for Nigerians Ohh,

Only God can help us from this crazy Country

Poverty is a curse.

His words: "I have a trade show in Florida and I also needed money to expand my furniture business. I bought the drug for N800,000, and I swallowed 100 pieces. N500,000 was my personal money while N300,000 was borrowed. The people that introduced me into the business promised to sell it for me over there if I had been successful. I only wanted to use the opportunity of the trade to raise money because of bad living condition."

The father of six children with two wives lives at Adedolapo Street, Ikotun, Lagos.

I wonder if having two wives is contributing to his bad living condition?

maybe he needed extra money to get a third one.

I wonder if having two wives is contributing to his bad living condition?

[b]maybe he needed extra money to get a t[/b]hird one

Roflmao