Wasiu Ayinde Arrested Over Unlawful Possession Of Hard Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned one Wasiu Ayinde, not the popular musician, before a Lagos Federal High Court, for allegedly being in possession of multiple hard drugs.

The defendant, who also bears Olaleye Olalekan, was arraigned before Justice Nicholas Oweibo led court on a three count charge of attempt to export 1.55 Kilograms of Tramadol; 250 grammes of Rohypnol and 100 grammes of MDMA (Designer Drugs), a psychotropic substance similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD.

NDLEA lawyer, Mr. Ibrahim Abu, who stood in for Mr. Augustine Nwagu, told the court that the defendant commited the offences on March 3, 2022.

Abu told the court that the defendant was arrested at at SAHCO Export Shed of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, during the outward clearance and examination of Cargo to South Africa.

He told the court that the offences committed by the defendant are contrary to contrary to Section 20(1)(a) and punishable under Section 20(2)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. 

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

With the defendant’s plea of not guilty, the prosecutor asked the court for a trial date and pleaded with the court to remand him in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) pending the conclusion of the charge.

But his lawyer, Mrs. Vivian Ekwegh, told the court that she has filed her client’s bail appllication and same has been served on the prosecutor.

Justice Oweibo after taken arguments on the bail appllication, adjourned till April 5, for ruling, while ordered that the defendant be remanded in NCoS’ custody.

That you Olaleye Wasiu Ayinde Olalekan, male, adult, on or about the 3rd day of March 2022 during the outward clearance and examination of Cargo to South Africa at SAHCO Export Shed of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja — Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without lawful authority exported 1.55 kilogrammes of Tramadol, a psychotropic substance similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 20(1)(a) and punishable under Section 20(2)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. 

COUNT TWO 

That you Olaleye Wasiu Ayinde Olalekan, male, adult, on or about the 3rd day of March 2022 during the outward clearance and examination of Cargo to South Africa at SAHCO Export Shed of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without lawful authority exported 250 grammes of Rohypnol, a psychotropic substance similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 20(1)(a) and punishable under Section 20(2)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. 

COUNT THREE 

That you OlaleyeWasiuAyindeOlalekan, male, adult, on or about the 3rd day of March 2022 during the outward clearance and examination of Cargo to South Africa at SAHCO Export Shed of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja — Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without lawful authority exported 100 grammes of MDMA (Designer Drugs), a psychotropic substance similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 20(1)(a) and punishable under Section 20(2)(a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.