Recent revelations coming from relations of suspects drug traffickers detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command and lawyers have shown that suspects are detained for months without trial, nor medical attention.
The revelation came after a 52 years-old suspect , Titilayo Akinsola who was arrested in her residence in Ogida quarters in January, 2026 died while waiting for arraignment at the Federal High Court Benin City.
According to her son , Samuel Akinsola , his mother has been in detention for three months without arraignment, nor medical attention.
He said,the family has been begging NDLEA officials to either grant his mother bail of arraign her, but their pleading all fell to deaf ears.
“What just happened is that they brought her to court on yesterday ( Monday) but she was very weak, and they did not arraigned her ,but today ( Tuesday) when they came.
The woman has been
Some lawyers who witnessed the incident , said the woman has shown that she was very weak, and even when she fell on the floor, the NDELA officials did not allow for quick medical interventions .
Bar Douglas Ogbankwa, said ,” this is very unacceptable, look at this woman that died. I think we should change the way things are done in NDLEA throughout the country, they detained people two months, three months without arraignment, and when you take them to court, most of them are already gone. We sound the warning to Major General Buba Maruwa, rtd , that he should call his men to order
Bar Osa Uwadia, said.” We were all here, somebody collapsed , what they were supposed to do was to take her to hospital for medical attention, but the officers refused . When she came, I saw her there, she couldn’t even walk, she was not walking.”
