A 75-year-old grandmother, Sekinat Soremekun, was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday, December 15, 2023, in Oshodi area of Lagos State, for dealing in illicit drugs.
The NDLEA disclosed this on Sunday, saying the suspect was arrested with quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup.
NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the grandmother claimed her son, Segun, who is now at large, supplied her the illicit substances which she retailed.
“NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Friday 15th December arrested a 75-year-old grandma, Mrs. Sekinat Soremekun for dealing in illicit drugs,” Babafemi said in a statement.
“At the time of her arrest in Oshodi area of Lagos, quantities of cannabis and litres of codeine syrup were recovered from her. She claimed her son, Segun who is now at large supplied her illicit substances which she retailed,” he said.
