A 93-year-old great-grandpa, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, and a 69-year-old medical doctor, Dr. Chudi Daniel Ofomata, have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for trafficking skunk, a variety of cannabis, and cocaine, respectively.
Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, both arrests top the list of suspects arrested as operatives of the
The agency intensified its offensive action and crackdown on drug cartels and their collaborators in intelligence-led interdiction operations across the country.
Babafemi said the nonagenarian, Pa Friday Ahukanna Chigbu, was arrested at his home in Umuagbaigba, Amavo Nkwogu village, Osisioma local government area of Abia state, on Tuesday, 7th April 2026.
According to the statement, a search of his residence led to the recovery of 7.7 kilograms of skunk, a strain of cannabis. Babafemi said the suspect claimed he had worked as a truck pusher but later learnt painting and tiling before going into the illicit drug business over a year ago.
“He claimed he had been smoking skunk since 1959 before turning it into a business,” he stated.
Babafemi added that efforts to unravel local collaborators of an international drug syndicate paid off following the arrest of an Ivorian, Gohouri Michael, 41, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, with 82 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.49kg and the subsequent arrest of a 69-year-old medical doctor, Dr. Chudi Daniel Ofomata, in a follow-up operation in Ogun state.
According to the statement, Michael Gohouri (also known as Anunwa Onyinye Michael) was arrested on Monday, 16th February 2026, during the outward passenger clearance for Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940 to Milan, Malpensa, via Addis Ababa.
