NDLEA Rearrests 83-Year-Old Drug Offender with Meth

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has rearrested 83-year-old Uloma Uchechi Sunday after operatives found methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist on October 7, 2026, at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area, Abia State. This arrest came less than a year after her conviction for a similar offense in May 2025, where she was sentenced alongside her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, to 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of N200,000 each.

The NDLEA reported that Uloma had allegedly returned to the drug trade and was operating a drug joint that harbored criminal elements. In a separate operation, the NDLEA arrested South African national Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie at the Port Harcourt International Airport with 30 parcels of Thai Loud weighing 32.74 kilograms.

Jessie had traveled from Thailand through Doha before her arrest. The NDLEA's Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed these developments in a statement.