Two Old Men Arrested for Selling Drugs to Students in Abia

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two old men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly selling drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State.

The suspects are 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora. They were caught in separate operations by the agency's officers.

A statement from NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, says Obiora was arrested on June 19. This happened after they received reports that he was selling illegal substances to students and others from his medicine store.

Babafemi said, “Pa Obiora was arrested by NDLEA operatives on Friday, 19th June 2026, following credible intelligence that he was selling illicit substances to young students and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club Road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids, including tramadol and diazepam, were recovered from him during a search of his premises.”

The agency mentioned that Orji, a retired worker, was arrested after he was caught supplying drugs to students of Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia.

“In his case, Pa Orji, who is a pensioner and also into the illicit drug trade, was nabbed by security guards at Saint Silas Secondary School, Old Umuahia, for supplying illicit drugs to two teenage students in the school. The guards thereafter handed them over to the police, who in turn transferred them to NDLEA on Thursday, 18th June,” Babafemi stated.

He revealed that one of the teenagers, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School Two student, confessed during questioning that the suspect regularly supplied him with drugs.

“In his statement, one of the two teenagers, a 15-year-old SS2 student, claimed the 84-year-old grandpa supplies him the drugs, which he takes and also sells to fellow students,” the statement added.

The NDLEA said both elderly suspects will face prosecution. The students involved have been placed on counselling and rehabilitation programmes.