No ‘Drug Bust’ At My Ilorin Residence…NDLEA Vilifying Me Coz Of My Senate Floor Remarks-Senator Lola Ashiru

Senator Oyelola Ashiru, who represents Kwara South in the senate, has described allegations of a drug bust at his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, as ‘untrue’ submitting that this had only been done in an attempt to taint his reputation.

Reacting to the assertions made by the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),  retired General Buba Marwa through the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr  Femi Babafemi during the press conference he presided over in Abuja, on Monday, Senator Lola Ashiru’s media office in a statement issued in Abuja and made available toTeam@orientactualmags.com by Olaitan Adeyanju alleged that the senator is being ‘vilified’ because of his recent senate floor remarks .

‘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.

We find it preposterous and mere fishing for justification that NDLEA had to wait for the senator’s observation on the floor of 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 its agents 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 was charges preferred against the culprits?

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 Odepidan. 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 statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you