At 83, most grandmothers are asking for rest. Not Mrs. Uloma Uchechi Sunday, who has again been arrested by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with consignments of Methamphetamine and Colorado concealed around her waist, barely a year after she was nabbed, prosecuted and convicted for same offence.
Octogenarian was arrested on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at her home in Ite-Uzo, Umuaguma, Obingwa LGA, Abia State, with quantities of Methamphetamine and Colorado tied to her waist with wrapper.
Her re-arrest followed credible intelligence indicating that she runs notorious drug joint that harbours criminal elements who terrorise community.
Uloma’s first encounter with law was on May 17, 2025, when she was arrested by NDLEA operatives at her residence in same village alongside her daughter, Chisom Uchechi, 32, with 50 grams of methamphetamine, 522 grams of skunk, 260 grams of fresh cannabis leaves and 12 grams of tramadol. Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or fine of N200,000 each. They paid fine and were released.
“Undeterred, the notorious old woman promptly returned to criminal trade and escalated scale by setting up drug joint where she harbours dangerous characters,” NDLEA said.
At Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State, NDLEA operatives, working in synergy with Customs Service, arrested South African lady, Gebashe Sithandiwe Jessie, with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, specie of cannabis, weighing 32.74 kilograms, concealed in two travelling bags.
Suspect had travelled from Thailand via Doha aboard Qatar Airways flight QR1431. She confessed to having previously trafficked through other African countries, and was expanding her route to Port Harcourt when she was caught.
