NDLEA Arrests 75-Year-Old Granny In Lagos

A 75-year-old grandma has been arrested in Lagos for being in charge of illicit drugs, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) revealed on Sunday.

The suspect, Sekinat Soremekun, was nabbed on Friday in the Oshodi area of Lagos with quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup recovered from her.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the granny said her son, Segun who is now at large, supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed.

“NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Friday 15th December arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun for dealing in illicit drugs,” Babafemi said in a statement issued.

“At the time of her arrest in Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her. She claimed her son, Segun who is now at large supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed.”