Dem don arrest  101 Year Old Great Grandmama  for Selling Drug for Ogun.

Dem don arrest  101 Year Old Great Grandmama  for Selling Drug for Ogun.

One 101 year old great grandmama, wey dem call Esther Ogunmabo, don enter police hand after officers from Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) catch am for allegedly selling illegal drug for Ogun State.

NDLEA say dem arrest the old woman for Ilisan, Ogun State, on Saturday, August 15, 2026.

According to the agency, dem catch am with 90 grams of skunk, wey na one kind of cannabis. Dem say she package the drug for small sachets so she fit sell am to people for the area.

The woman reportedly tell NDLEA officers say she dey sell the drug to people inside the community.

NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, say the woman tell investigators say she enter the drug business after fire burn down her provisions shop.

She reportedly say one of her daughters, wey dey stay for Lagos, dey bring the drug give am around every four days.

The old woman go then divide the drug into small small quantities before she sell am.

NDLEA Say Make Dem Bail the 101 Yɛa Old Woman

Even though NDLEA accuse the woman of selling illegal drug, the agency boss, retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa, reportedly order say make dem release her on bail because of her old age.

Marwa also direct say make dem give the woman counselling.

NDLEA also arrest the woman’s daughter over the alleged drug business.

The agency say the action na part of the effort to fight drug trafficking and drug abuse for Nigeria.

NDLEA Still Dey Catch Drug Suspects Across Nigeria

The arrest of the 101 yɛa old woman na only one part of the different drug operations wey NDLEA carry out for different parts of Nigeria.

For Akwa Ibom State, NDLEA say dem arrest three people inside one wooden boat wey allegedly dey carry illegal drugs go fishing communities near Cameroon.

Officers reportedly recover more than 42.6 kilograms of drugs, including skunk and cocaine.

NDLEA also say dem discover say some of the cocaine dey hide inside cassava flour, wey people dey commonly call fufu.

For Lagos ports, the agency also seize two containers wey dem link to Thailand. According to NDLEA, the containers carry Loud, wey be one type of cannabis.

The agency put the value of the drugs wey dem seize at more than ₦4.4 billion.

NDLEA also report other arrests and drug seizures for Kano, Kwara, Oyo, Abia and Lagos states.

Wetin This Case Mean

The case of the 101 year old great grandmama don attract attention because of her age. But the incident also show say people from different backgrounds fit enter the illegal drug business for different reasons.

NDLEA say the woman claim say she start the business after fire destroy her shop.

But make e clear say arrest no mean say person don guilty. The allegations still need to pass through the legal process before any final judgment.

The decision to release the elderly woman on bail and give her counselling also show how authorities fit combine enforcement with rehabilitation, especially when old or vulnerable people dey involved.

NDLEA continue to push its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) campaign, while officers dey arrest drug traffickers, seize illegal drugs and educate people about the dangers of drug abuse.