Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 101-year-old woman identified as Esther Ogunmabo in Ilisan, Ogun State, for selling an illicit substance known as skunk, a strain of cannabis.
This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi.
The statement reads, “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have recorded significant breakthroughs across the country’s land and maritime borders, including the arrest of a 101-year-old great-grandmother for dealing in illicit drugs.
“NDLEA operatives on Saturday, August 15, 2026, arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, in Ilisan, Ogun State, with retail sachets of skunk, a strain of cannabis, weighing 90 grams, which she claims she sells to locals.
“The centenarian told operatives that she resorted to the illicit drug trade after her provisions shop was razed by fire, adding that one of her daughters, who resides in Lagos, arranges the supply of the substance to her every four days, which she in turn sold in bits.”
Babafemi stated that the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), ordered the suspect to be granted bail and also counselled due to her advanced age, while her daughter has been arrested.