The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested an 83-year-old man, Pa John Ofiel, and a 78-year-old man, Ogunjobi Samuel, in separate operations linked to drug trafficking in Abia and Ekiti states.
The arrests were disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.
According to the statement, “Pa Ofiel was nabbed by NDLEA officers on Tuesday 28th April 2026 during a raid operation at Samek by Powerline, Aba, Abia state following credible intelligence that he was dealing in illicit substances.
“As at the time of his arrest, 700 grams of skunk, a strain of cannabis, packaged in retail sachets were recovered from him.”
The octogenarian was said to have told investigators that he was formerly a professional shoemaker before venturing into the illicit drug trade.
In a separate operation, NDLEA operatives in Ekiti State arrested Samuel on Thursday, April 30, at his residence on H22 Owode Street, Ilupeju-Ekiti, for alleged drug peddling.
“350 grams of the same psychoactive substance were seized from him at the time of his arrest,” the statement added.
In another development, the agency said two women, Rebecca King, 24, and Olaniyan Opeyemi, 31, were arrested in Oyo State in connection with the seizure of 1.925kg of Colorado, a synthetic cannabis.
Rebecca was arrested while conveying the substance along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday, April 29, while Opeyemi was picked up during a follow-up operation at Iwo Road, Ibadan, when she allegedly attempted to take delivery of the consignment.
The NDLEA also said a 49-year-old suspected drug dealer, Taofik Adeyemi, was arrested in Ibadan on Saturday, May 2, alongside his salesman, Mustapha Oyerinde, 28, at his residence in the Erunmu area.
It added that two of Adeyemi’s associates had earlier been arrested in December 2025 and are being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Ibadan.
