NDLEA Nabs 80-Year-Old Ex-Convict and 82-Year-Old Woman for Alleged Drug Offences in Kaduna and Abia

NDLEA Nabs 80-Year-Old Ex-Convict and 82-Year-Old Woman for Alleged Drug Offences in Kaduna and Abia

In a series of nationwide drug raids, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly suspects 80-year-old Ayuba Ashiru and 82-year-old Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday  alongside the latter's daughter, 32-year-old Chisom Uchechi.

According to a statement released on Sunday, May 18, 2025, by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, Ashiru, a known ex-convict, was arrested again in Kaduna State with 2.3kg of cannabis-based substances (skunk) packaged for retail. 

He previously served a 10-year sentence for similar offences and confessed to being involved in drug trafficking for over four decades.