Elderly Men Arrested for Supplying Drugs to Students
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested two elderly men, 84-year-old Godfrei Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to schoolchildren in Umuahia, Abia State. The arrests occurred on June 19, 2026, following intelligence reports about the sale of illicit substances to students at a patent medicine store located on Club Road.
During a search of the premises, the NDLEA recovered 64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam. Orji, a pensioner, was implicated in supplying drugs to students at Saint Sila Secondary School in Umuahia.
Two 15-year-old students admitted during interrogation that Orji regularly supplied drugs to them. The NDLEA plans to prosecute the suspects and place the students in a rehabilitation program.
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