Senator Accused Of Dealing In Hard Drugs Replies NDLEA

Senator Oyelola Ashiru, APC, Kwara has debunked claims by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA that drugs were found in his house and with his associates.

GWG.ng reports that the NDLEA alleged that Senator Ashiru’s house in Ilorin, Kwara State, was raided, and illicit drugs were found. This accusation comes on the heels of Senator Ashiru’s declaration on the senate floor that the NDLEA is corrupt.

Reacting to the NDLEA claim, Senator Ashiru in a statement issued by his Senior Legislative Aide, Olaitan Adeyanju said:

“We find it preposterous and mere fishing for justification that NDLEA had to wait for the senator’s observation on the floor the Senate before making its spurious allegations.

“As a matter of fact, Senator Ashiru never employed any aide bearing Ibrahim  Mohammed or Mohammd Yahaya as  bandied by NDLEA.

“The agency claimed that it operatives visited the senator’s Ilorin house and found  nothing incriminating. The entire house was searched, and nothing incriminating was found. If any drugs were found on certain persons mentioned  by the NDLEA, it is rational to ask at  which court of law were the culprits charged?

“It is also important to state that Senator Ashiru has not sent any aide to the NDLEA to influence the dropping of drug allegations against anyone known as Tosin Odepidian. Indeed, all  the names mentioned by the agency are strange, and none works directly or indirectly with Senator Ashiru.

“The NDLEA has the duty to take anyone suspected of drug dealing to court rather than name- calling and engaging in media trial.

“This clarification is necessary to set the record straight and address the misleading information circulated by the NDLEA.

“It is an open secret that many criminals, cultists, armed robbers, and drug addicts find their way back into business after gratifying and bribing law enforcement officers.

“The NDLEA ought to search its house and fish out bad eggs rather than seek cheap publicity!

 “Senator Ashiru remains committed to serving the people of Kwara South and upholding the truth at all times in the search for strict professionalism among our law enforcement agencies,” the aide said in response to the claims of the NDELA.

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