DAY 19: Actors Want Baba Suwe Charged Or Released

Yoruba-speaking actors under the umbrella of the Nigerian Theatre Practitioners (ANTP) have asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to either place a formal charge on the popular actor Baba Suwe to court or release him ‘unconditionally’ if they cannot come up with any evidence of his possession of hard drugs, the Vanguard has reported.

Ever since his October 12 supposed arrest, colleagues, friends and the actor’s family have raised concerns about his wellbeing. Today makes it 19 whole days since he has been in detention. On November 1, 2011 Baba Suwe will step out for the first time since his apprehension as he will make an appearance at the Ikeja High Court following a suit filed by a fundamental enforcement rights at the Lagos high Court, Ikeja presided over by Justice Yetunde Idowu.

In related news, two men Nnoli Valentine, 41 and Onyegbuna Patrick 25 have been arrested and taken into the custody by the NDLEA after they were detected to be drug traffickers. According to the NDLEA Abuja Airport commander, Alhaji Hamisu Lawan, Nnoli is a Nigerian based in Berlin, Germany ingested 99 wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine weighing 1.6kg. He was arrested while attempting to board a KLM flight to Amsterdam. The second suspect Onyegbuna Patrick ingested 67 wraps of substances that that tested positive for cocaine weighing 1.250kg. Onyegbuna was caught returning from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In statement released by the NDLEA, during interrogation of both suspects, they told investigators that they were advised to use Abuja Airport because of the attention on the Lagos airport over the recent red alert on Baba Suwe who has been under observation of the Agency.