The 83-year-old woman, Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday, was apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abia State with narcotics and cocaine. This arrest comes just over a year after Uchechi was convicted of a comparable crime.
On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, an arrest warrant was issued for Uloma’s residence in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa Local Government Area, Abia State.
According to a statement from the NDLEA, during the operation, they discovered a large amount of methamphetamine and Colorado wrapped around her waist.
Her detention occurred after credible information surfaced that she ran a narcotics joint where local thugs allegedly congregated.
The 83-year-old and her 32-year-old daughter, Chisom Uchechi, were both apprehended by NDLEA agents on May 17, 2025, at the same house.
The authorities found 12 grams of tramadol, 260 grams of fresh cannabis leaves, 522 grams of skunk, and 50 grams of methamphetamine during that operation.
Both women were fined N200,000 or given 12-month prison terms after they pleaded guilty. After they made their payment, the judge released them.
The statement added that the legendary old woman quickly got back into the illegal trade and took it to the next level by opening a drug joint where she houses dangerous persons.
The Nigeria Customs Service and NDLEA agents apprehended South African woman Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie during a separate operation at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa, Rivers State.
Thirty packages containing 32.74 kg of Thai Loud, a kind of cannabis, were found during her detention.
The narcotics were stashed in two duffel bags.
On Qatar Airways flight QR1431, the suspect had passed via Doha on his way from Thailand.
She was reportedly admitting to the NDLEA that she had been involved in drug trafficking through other African countries before her arrest and that she was planning to expand her route to Port Harcourt.
Also, NDLEA agents stopped a Royal Air Maroc flight carrying ninety-seven cartons en route from Pakistan at the Import Shed of Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja.
Following the shipment’s arrival on September 29, it was subject to monitoring.
On Tuesday, October 6, a joint inspection of the cargo revealed 307.20 kg (354,000 tablets) of Tapentadol 250 mg.
The CIA also conducted an operation at the Lagos airport on September 29, intercepting a consolidated cargo that had come from the UK.
A total of seventy packages containing 75.90 kg of Colorado, a synthetic cannabinoid, were discovered within six Ghana-Must-Go bags included in the shipment.
John Edrah, 54, a clearance agent, was the initial suspect apprehended on September 30 in relation to the seizure.
Taofiq Ajibola, 54, an Uber driver, was apprehended in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi while retrieving one of the bags. He was trailed by him.
Upon returning to get the last five bags, Adetunji Adebayo and Kazeem Damola Dosunmu, a 48-year-old clothes trader, were apprehended.
According to the NDLEA, Ajibola said that Lukman Sa’idu, an accomplice in the UK, was responsible for sending the narcotics, while Dosunmu claimed that Yusuf, another man in the UK, was responsible for sending his shipments.
On Sunday, October 4, NDLEA agents in Cross River State conducted a raid in the hamlet of Iyala Nkun, located in the Ikom Local Government Area, after conducting surveillance.
Adama Inuwa, 46, was apprehended as a result of the operation; he was found with 17,15 kg of cannabis seeds and 1,100 kg of cannabis sativa in 181 bags.
On Monday, October 5, NDLEA agents in Edo State flagged down a black Toyota Camry in Otuo, Owan East Local Government Area.
The truck was discovered to be transporting 702.83 kg of compressed cannabis, which was revealed to include 1,049 blocks.
Arrested in relation to the haul were 52-year-old Monday Orji, 40-year-old Monday Lawal, and 20-year-old Precious Uduegele.