'101-year-old great-grandmother' arrested for selling cannabis in Nigeria
NDLEA said the centenarian was found with 90 grams of skunk and her daughter was arrested after investigators traced the supply chain.
- National Drug Law Enforcement Agency operatives arrested 101-year-old great-grandmother Esther Ogunmabo in Ilisan, Ogun State, after finding her with 90 grams of skunk, a strain of cannabis.
- Ogunmabo admitted to selling the substance in small retail sachets to local customers, claiming she turned to drug dealing after a fire destroyed her provisions shop.
- Investigators revealed that the centenarian was supplied with fresh batches of cannabis every four days by her daughter, who lives in Lagos.
- Following the discovery, NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa ordered that Ogunmabo be granted bail and provided counseling due to her advanced age.
- Authorities subsequently arrested Ogunmabo's daughter in Lagos for her involvement in supplying the illicit drugs.
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A 101-year-old great-grandmother has been arrested in southwestern Nigeria for illegally selling cannabis in small envelopes, according to the Nigerian National Anti-Drug Agency (NDLEA).Read more]]>
An elderly woman, 101 years old according to local authorities, has been arrested in Nigeria on suspicion of selling cannabis.
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