Two elderly men, 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abia State over allegations of drug trafficking and supplying illicit substances to secondary school students.
According to the NDLEA, Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora was apprehended on Friday, June 19, 2026, following intelligence reports linking him to the sale of illicit drugs to young students and other residents in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.
A search conducted at his patent medicine store located on Club Road, Umuahia, reportedly led to the recovery of 4.64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam.
In a separate operation, 84-year-old Godfrey Orji, a pensioner, was arrested after being caught allegedly supplying illicit drugs to two teenage students of Saint Silas Secondary School in Old Umuahia.
School security personnel reportedly intercepted the elderly suspect and handed him, along with the two students, over to the police. The case was subsequently transferred to the NDLEA on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that one of the students, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School 2 (SS2) student, allegedly confessed that Orji regularly supplied him with drugs, which he consumed and also sold to fellow students.
Babafemi stated that while both elderly suspects are expected to face prosecution in court, the two students have been enrolled in counselling and rehabilitation programmes aimed at helping them overcome substance abuse and reintegrate positively into society.
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