The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta, an 80-year-old former inmate, over alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade.
The agency said Nkanta had earlier been convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Akwa Ibom State after his arrest in November 2022 for drug-related offences.
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In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi claimed that the octogenarian returned to the illicit business after serving his sentence.
He said NDLEA operatives, acting on intelligence, traced Nkanta to Abak village in Abak Local Government Area on January 10, where about 5.7 kilograms of skunk, a variant of cannabis, was allegedly recovered from his home.