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The same way drunk driver can be arrested.

dalitigator:
You can. If you are caught with the paraphernalia. It will 100% corroborate knowingly using. Na you go come dey come explain to the Federal Judge wetin such items wen dem take dey do drugs dey do for your possession.

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Define "paraphernalia" ... The OP is mainly asking about blood work & physical body features

Alusiizizi:
You don't seem like a particularly intelligent one. If you are around places where those weeds are being smoked(which is essentially anywhere, especially in Lagos) then guess what? It's in your bloodstream too. Does this then make you a smoker?

Stop embarrassing yourself in public.
Smoke inhaled passively will not test positive in a drug test . I think your school fees was wasted, that is if you went to one in the first place 🙄

MaziObinnaokija:
Slawomiir I think.

I do not know whom you wrote about. It is probably the guy that began every comment of his with "Damn Niggarrrr!"

Osariemen12:
I do not know whom you wrote about. It is probably the guy that began every comment of his with "Damn Niggarrrr!"

horpe132:
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Define "paraphernalia" ... The OP is mainly asking about blood work & physical body features

kindly read in between the lines and use google for the answer you see. You can operate a phone. Don't be afraid to learn a new thing today. Thanks

SlavaUkraini:
Yes you can be arrested in Nigeria for even doing the right thing..

The question should be ..

Can I be Lawfully Convicted because a ban substance shows up in your blood stream...

What you have in your blood stream could have come from Nutritional Supplements and even certain kind of food that you may have eaten...

If they arrest you unlawfully, get a good lawyer to prove your case that you are not a drug user

and they would be made to pay fine.

NDLEA is an enforcement agency and their authority is similar to that of the Nigerian police who under reasonable suspicion can arrest and investigate a suspected criminal.

In the course of investigation, they may legally be permitted to carry out drug test on such person. If the result comes out as positive.

That results becomes documentary evidence which is admissible in the court of law (federal high court in this case) , if the report is from certified laboratory.

Such evidence is not rebuttable, except if the defendant can prove invalidity of the report with another superior report.

So, a person can be convicted for having traces of prohibited substances in their blood stream.

Phillipine will kill both users and sellers

Someone said possession is the crime not usage.

Antwan99:
Is it possible for NDLEA officers to just finger out a sign board (someone who smokes hemp and it's obvious by lips, eyes and foot), then go ahead to carry out a drug test to have proof without the person actually possessing the substance at the time?

Yes, in Nigeria, it is legally and practically possible for NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) officers to stop, detain, and compulsorily test someone for drug use even if the person is not caught in possession of any drug at that moment, as long as the officers have reasonable suspicion that the person has consumed illicit drugs (including cannabis/"hemp".

Here’s how it works under Nigerian law and NDLEA practice:
1. Legal Power to Test Without Possession
Section 44 of the NDLEA Act (Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004) gives NDLEA officers the power to demand a urine, blood, saliva, or other body fluid/sample test from any person they reasonably suspect has committed an offence under the Act.

Consumption/use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances (including Indian hemp/cannabis) without lawful authority is itself a criminal offence under Section 19 of the NDLEA Act and carries up to 15 years imprisonment (or 10–15 years for cannabis-related consumption).

So yes: Being high or showing obvious signs of recent cannabis use is enough for "reasonable suspicion". Officers do not need to find the drug on you.

2. What Counts as "Reasonable Suspicion"?
NDLEA officers routinely use physical signs such as:
Red or glassy eyes
Dark or cracked lips (common among heavy cannabis smokers in Nigeria)
Odor of cannabis
Slurred speech, unsteady gait ("foot" as you called it)

Trembling hands, excessive sweating, etc.
If two or more of these are present, they consider it sufficient grounds to detain and test you. This is very common on Nigerian roads and in neighborhoods.

3. The Testing Process
They usually start with a urine field test (using test kits/strips).
If it shows positive for THC (cannabis metabolite), you are arrested immediately.
They may take you to their office or a hospital for confirmatory blood or more detailed urine test.

The initial positive field test is usually enough to charge you to court, even if you had no single wrap of weed on you.

4. Real-Life Practice
This happens very frequently in Nigeria, especially in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and northern cities. NDLEA and police "anti-narcotics" patrols specifically look for people who "look high" (dark lips + red eyes + smelling of weed is the classic giveaway). Many people have been arrested and charged solely for testing positive in urine, with no physical drug recovered.

Summary
Yes, NDLEA can legally:
1. Stop you based only on physical appearance and behavior ("fingering out a signboard"

2. Compulsorily test you (urine is most common)

3. Arrest and prosecute you for drug consumption if the test is positive even if you have zero wraps of weed or any drug on your body at that moment

So in practice: if your lips are dark, eyes are red, and you’re moving suspiciously, and you’ve smoked within the last 2–30 days (THC stays in urine), you are at real risk of arrest and jail time, whether or not you’re holding anything.

That’s the current reality under Nigerian drug laws.

abbey621:
I don't need google searches, I come from a long line of medical professionals!

You come from a long line of medical professionals? So what? What does that prove? Is that supposed to prove that you know anything?

Alusiizizi:
You come from a long line of medical professionals? So what? What does that prove? Is that supposed to prove that you know anything?

That means first hand knowledge is better than anything you could find on Google.....I didn't earn a Ph.D to base my rationale on simply Google

abbey621:
That means first hand knowledge is better than anything you could find on Google.....I didn't earn a Ph.D to base my rationale on simply Google

You still haven't answered my question. For starters, you didn't specify the discipline that you earned your Ph.D in. If you earned your Ph.D in Mathematics then you are probably just marginally better that the general population in your medical/physiology knowledge. That's one objection.

The second one. Even if you obtained a Ph.D in some sort of medical field, or a field that requires in-depth knowledge in physiology(to be honest with you, the only examples that I can think of would by pharmacology, pharmacy, biology . Medical/health education almost invariably terminates in a professional degree, we'll leave this point for the third paragraph), that still doesn't prove that you actually know anything, only that you are expected to know something about physiology, at least considerably more than what the "average Joe" on the street knows, it doesn't actually imply that you do.

The third one. You boasted that you come from a long line of professionals, but that doesn't actually mean that you are in fact a medical professional, which finally brings me to your "Ph.D". Perhaps you do have a Ph.D(which I find impossible to believe, given that you questioned my assertion that THC(the active compound in cannabis(A.K.A igbo)) can be detected in drug tests, even if the person is not a smoker), or perhaps your Ph.D exists only in your imagination, I can't tell which is the case, but what I do find suspicious is your presentation of a Ph.D in a medical field to buttress your credibility. Most people of cognitive means that go into the medical profession often go for professional degrees(M.D, PharmD e.t.c). Academic medical degrees like Pharmacology are exceedingly rare, and such people often stick out like a red herring wherever they go and trust me, from reading up your post history, you are definitely not one of those types.

Summary: You don't have a Ph.D in anything. If you do, prove it, otherwise stop polluting the online space with useless noise.

Alusiizizi:
You still haven't answered my question. For starters, you didn't specify the discipline that you earned your Ph.D in. If you earned your Ph.D in Mathematics then you are probably just marginally better that the general population in your medical/physiology knowledge. That's one objection.

The second one. Even if you obtained a Ph.D in some sort of medical field, or a field that requires in-depth knowledge in physiology(to be honest with you, the only examples that I can think of would by pharmacology, pharmacy, biology . Medical/health education almost invariably terminates in a professional degree, we'll leave this point for the third paragraph), that still doesn't prove that you actually know anything, only that you are expected to know something about physiology, at least considerably more than what the "average Joe" on the street knows, it doesn't actually imply that you do.

The third one. You boasted that you come from a long line of professionals, but that doesn't actually mean that you are in fact a medical professional, which finally brings me to your "Ph.D". Perhaps you do have a Ph.D(which I find impossible to believe, given that you questioned my assertion that THC(the active compound in cannabis(A.K.A igbo)) can be detected in drug tests, even if the person is not a smoker), or perhaps your Ph.D exists only in your imagination, I can't tell which is the case, but what I do find suspicious is your presentation of a Ph.D in a medical field to buttress your credibility. Most people of cognitive means that go into the medical profession often go for professional degrees(M.D, PharmD e.t.c). Academic medical degrees like Pharmacology are exceedingly rare, and such people often stick out like a red herring wherever they go and trust me, from reading up your post history, you are definitely not one of those types.

Summary: You don't have a Ph.D in anything. If you do, prove it, otherwise stop polluting the online space with useless noise.

I had hoped to not go back and forth with you but your ranting here makes no sense, my initial reply to you is that my experience coming from a long line of medical professionals gives me more insight into medical related issues than someone just looking things up on Google. That was not boastful but factual, you're welcomed to feel however you feel about that!

Further, the Ph.D reference is simply about research, you do not earn a Ph.D by simply relying on Google, it takes deep analytical/reasoning mindset to accomplish such a feat! The rest of the jargon you wrote is simply comical!

abbey621:
I had hoped to not go back and forth with you but your ranting here makes no sense, my initial reply to you is that my experience coming from a long line of medical professionals gives me more insight into medical related issues than someone just looking things up on Google. That was not boastful but factual, you're welcomed to feel however you feel about that!

Further, the Ph.D reference is simply about research, you do not earn a Ph.D by simply relying on Google, it takes deep analytical/reasoning mindset to accomplish such a feat! The rest of the jargon you wrote is simply comical!

So, do you, or do you not have a Ph.D? Simple yes or no question. If you do have a Ph.D, let us know what discipline. BTW, coming from "a long line of medical professionals" does not necessarily give you more insight into anything.

Alusiizizi:
So, do you, or do you not have a Ph.D? Simple yes or no question. If you do have a Ph.D, let us know what discipline. BTW, coming from "a long line of medical professionals" does not necessarily give you more insight into anything.

Again I refuse to delve longer into such meaningless back and forth.....You're welcome to argue with your phone!

abbey621:
Again I refuse to delve longer into such meaningless back and forth.....You're welcome to argue with your phone!

A simple question, to someone who claims to have a Ph.D