Nigeria: Woman On Trial for Alleged Drug Peddling Collapses, Dies in Court

Nigeria: Woman On Trial for Alleged Drug Peddling Collapses, Dies in Court

The woman had been on trial after she was arrested by the NDLEA in January for alleged peddling of hard drugs.

Suspected Drug Peddler Collapses, Dies in Edo Court

A tragic incident occurred at the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, where a 52-year-old woman suspected of drug trafficking collapsed and died shortly after being arraigned.The woman, identified simply as Titilayo, was brought before the court following her arrest by the Edo State Task Force and subsequent transfer to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over allegations of selling a substance believed to be a hard…

NDLEA Negligence Leads to Death: Federal High Court Panic

Shock and confusion gripped the Federal High Court in Benin City on Tuesday morning after 52-year-old Madam Titilayo Akindele collapsed and died during a court session, in what has been described as alleged negligence by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in attending to her medical needs during detention. The court, normally a place […]