By Akinwale Kasali
83-year old Uloma Uchechi Sunday, has been re-arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, one year after she was convicted for same office.
She was arrested with methamphetamine and synthetic cannabis strapped around her waist on October 7.
“At 83, most grandmothers are asking for rest. Not Mrs Uloma Uchechi Sunday, who was arrested again… barely a year after she was nabbed, prosecuted and convicted for the same offence,” NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement.
Sunday was arrested at a village in Abia State with two grammes of cannabis and seven grammes of meth following a tip-off.
Nigeria has been considered a trafficking and production hub for drugs bound for other countries, but researchers and healthcare workers say the contraband spills into local markets.
A 2024 UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report showed that heroin and meth from Asia also pass through West Africa, en route from east and southern Africa towards Europe.
She was first arrested and convicted last year alongside her 32-year-old daughter for possessing various quantities of meth, tramadol, fresh cannabis leaves and synthetic cannabis.
She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to either a year in jail or the option of a 200,000 naira ($150) fine. She paid the fine and was released.
“Undeterred, the notorious old woman promptly returned to the criminal trade and escalated the scale by setting up a drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters,” said Babafemi.
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