101-year-old woman arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling ganja
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August 24, 2026
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A 101-year-old woman has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling cannabis after authorities reportedly found her with more than 90 grams of the drug.
According to BBC, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said Esther Ogunmabo, described as a great-grandmother, was apprehended on Saturday in Ogun State in the south-western region of the country.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s media director, said Ogunmabo was found with “retail sachets of skunk”, a strain of cannabis weighing 90 grams, which she allegedly told investigators she sold to people in her community.
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