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Nigeria: 101-year-old great-grandmother arrested over cannabis sales

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A 101-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Esther Ogunmabo has been arrested on allegations of selling cannabis, in a case first reported by BBC News that has drawn attention largely because of the suspect’s age. Ogunmabo, described as a great-grandmother, was taken into custody by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) accused of […]

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Officials in uniform supervising the burning of confiscated drug packages at an open-air destruction site.

Nigeria’s NDLEA Destroys Illicit Drugs Worth N301 Billion in Lagos

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of Nigeria has destroyed illicit drugs valued at approximately 301 billion naira in Lagos, according to reporting by AllAfrica citing Premium Times. The destruction, carried out at a designated site in the commercial capital, involved an estimated 330,000 kilogrammes of narcotics removed from circulation. Composition of the seized

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