Skit maker De General admitted ownership of tramadol, cannabis found in his home – NDLEA
Nigerian skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known as De General, has admitted to owning tramadol and cannabis drug exhibits found in his home, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has revealed.
This was contained in a statement titled, âSkit maker, De General, three others arrested in NDLEAs Lagos raidsâ, signed by the NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday.
In the early hours of Wednesday, a live video from the skit makerâs page showed that NDLEA operatives visited his home. The video was, however, disrupted due to a scuffle at the residence.
Confirming their presence, the statement read, âOperatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, in the early hours of today, Wednesday 12th January arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as De-General, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state.
âActing on credible intelligence, narcotic officers stormed the drug joint in the estate, where three suspects were arrested with illicit drugs including 200 sachets of 225mg Tramadol and 1.5kilograms of cannabis sativa.
âIn the course of the operation, some persons including the suspected dealer ran away with bags suspected to contain exhibits.
âA trail showed they ran into a house located at 2B Saula Akinlolu way, Orchid estate, which is the residence of 22-year-old Sunday Joshua (aka De General). The young men started to make noise to prevent a search.
âThe operatives introduced themselves as officers of NDLEA and submitted themselves for search before entry. This was done and a search was conducted.
âThe search led to the recovery of drug exhibits including cannabis sativa; Tramadol 225mg, and some paraphernalia for drug use. This was after the suspect had requested to record on video the search, which the officers out of a sense of civility allowed.â
The statement further revealed that the skit maker admitted ownership of the drugs.
âIn his confessional statement in custody, the suspect admitted ownership of the drugs recovered from his houseâ, the statement read.
Addressing the disrupted viral video, the statement said, âThe video trending on social media was the moment the suspect and his friends decided to disrupt the bid to conduct a search of the house.â