It’s been 11 whole days since Yoruba movie actor Baba Suwe (real name Omidina Babatunde) was detained officers from the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
Reports say that a Federal High Court on Friday, October 21, 2011 approved the request made by the NDLEA to further keep popular comedian the popular actor in custody for 15 more days. The request which was made through NDLEA’s lawyer, Theresa Asuquo was granted by Justice Okechukwu Okeke. Reports also say that a 29-paragraph affidavit presented by an NDLEA intelligence officer, Femi Johnson Osifuye and a CT scan result issued by a consultant radiologist from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Subhash Vijayvargiya. The documents suggest that Baba Suwe has ‘large amounts of drugs’ in his body.
The NDLEA also made known to the court that Baba Suwe while under observation refused to eat, claiming that he eats only once in three days. Hence they reason for keeping him longer. After his second excretion, they were forced to conduct a CT scan on him. They also advised the actor in his best interest to excrete whatever substance he had swallowed as it would be disastrous for him if it burst in his stomach
However, speaking with Baba Suwe’s publicist Olamitunji Saliu, he says Baba Suwe has chosen to remain silent to the whole matter.
And on the news going around that the actor has sued the NDLEA, he says ‘Baba Suwe hasn’t said anything; those suing are Human rights activists whole feel concerned for the actor. ‘They feel Baba Suwe’s detention for 10 days in unlawful since they have not been able to find anything on him after 48 hours‘, Saliu says.
On Monday, Baba Suwe met with his family and had a ‘father to son’ discussion with his first son Sola. Just yesterday, fellow Nigerian movie actors like Jide Kosoko, Ajala, Monsuru Obadina and movie producer Gbenga Adewusi met with the actor.
Baba Suwe who was detained on October 12 in suspicion of possession of hard drugs is still being detained at the NDLEA office at the MMIA, Ikeja. ‘We are still investigating‘, NDLEA spokesperson Ofoyeju Mitchell says.
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