NDLEA arrests two grandfathers for selling drugs to secondary school students

By Olasunkanmi Akoni
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) have arrested two elderly men, an 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and a 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, over alleged involvement in the sale of illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State.
The arrests were part of a broader nationwide crackdown in which the agency also intercepted drug consignments, apprehended a wanted couple in Ekiti State, and arrested several suspects, including a 75-year-old woman, during operations in Oyo State.
According to the agency, Obiora was arrested on Friday, June 19, 2026, following credible intelligence that ...