By Osagie Alonge
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency through the Head, Public Affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell has released an official statement explaining the continued detention of actor Omidina Babatunde also known as Baba Suwe who was last week arrested by officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN and NDLEA for allegedly being in possession of controlled substances believed to be Cocaine.
The agency says the now scandalized actor is in safe custody and that the process of placing suspected persons under observation was the agency’s usual practice.
Insisting that the agency never announced that Omidina was arrested for cocaine possesion, Ofoyeju explains that they detained the actor and placed him under observation as he allegedly ‘tested positive to drug ingestion’.
‘There is reasonable ground for suspicion and the actor is currently under observation. He is fine and has gone for the first excretion but no drug had been found on him. We have in the past recovered drugs after the fourth excretion. It is just the normal process for all passengers’, Hamza Umar, NDLEA Airport commander disclosed.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Baba Suwe was taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after being suspected of having hard drugs in his possession.
Baba Suwe was allegedly nabbed while attempting to depart Lagos for Paris on a 10pm scheduled Air France flight AF3051.
As at the time of this report, we’re told Baba Suwe has excreted three times since his detention but no drug has so far been found on him.
19 comments
6days no drug found,pls leave dis man alone
Pls release baba suwe since there is no drug found on him
But pple said he has excreated some wrapes . Ko da its ashame on him now.
NDLEA should pls release Baba suwe since no drug found in him. morever, r dey goin 2 compensate him 4 d national embarrasment placed on him? All d locatns he missed wile in their custody?
I jst dnt know y e should b detain, when they found notin on him.
I jst dnt know wat 2 say, bt i beleive he is innocent.
4 gud six days, no drugs has be found? Hmmmmm, Dat means, Baba is not guilty & de fore man are not doing dere job well.
Pls NDLEA release this man for God sake, enough of this embarrasement.
Kindly let him go as there is nothing found on him. For how long is he going to be detained and got tested and at the sametime they started denied allegation levelled against him which we all read on papers and net. May be NDLEA is now under pressure as such has to do with [unhun] according to nigeria rules.
baba suwe must sue dis pple to court for dis embarrassment
At this point in time it is only God that knows how is deceiving who….was tested positive to drug injestion,after six nothin tangible found
I dont have much to say… just wanna tell you to do the normal investigation about it.. so that such thing wouldn’t happen in this country anymore.. thanks for your co-operation.
leave him.
Make dem live diz man alone make ego see his family,baba suwe is innocent
nigerians why are we decieving eachother. Lets always learn 2 say d truth at all time.
To begin wit,it is so abashing to hear lik dis concerning someone lik babasuwe.Well d ndlea av said he is still a suspect so lets wait and see…
This is the fourth excrete now and no drug was found. pls release this man and allow him to go he’s innocent
hmmmm….NDLEA have changed what they said earlier..we all know what is going on, just allow the man to go “everyday is for the thief one day for owner” NIGERIAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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