Two elderly men, aged 83 and 78, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in an ongoing nationwide crackdown on ill#cit dr¥g tr+fficking.
The suspects, Pa John Ofiel, 83, and Ogunjobi Samuel, 78, were picked up in separate operations in Abia and Ekiti states. Pa Ofiel was arrested on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, during a raid at Samek by Powerline in Aba, Abia State, following credible intelligence linking him to dr¥g dealing.
At the time of his arrest, NDLEA officers recovered 700 grams of skunk, a strain of c@nnabis, packaged in retail sachets. The octogenarian reportedly told operatives he had been a professional shoemaker before venturing into the ill#cit dr¥g trade.
In a similar operation, Ogunjobi Samuel was arrested on Thursday, April 30, at his residence on H22 Owode Street, Ilupeju-Ekiti, Ekiti State. NDLEA operatives recovered 350 grams of the same psychoactive substance from him.
