Investigations carried out on the arrest of Yoruba comic actor, Baba Suwe (real name Babatunde Omidina), and his continuous incarceration by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has revealed that some persons somewhere are trying very hard to cover up some sensitive part of the story from Nigerians.
But while these set of people are in a desperate bid to cover up their shortcomings,...
Baba Suwe himself is not helping matters on another hand. Members of the Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners, ANTAP, have also been economical with the truth to some extent. Even the government people – NDLEA – sure have a lot to clarify on their part. What is obvious in all these is that there's more to the Cocaine saga than many Nigerians are aware of.
Before I give you the real gist, let me do a brief recap on how it all began: On the evening of Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Baba Suwe arrived the international wing of the Lagos Airport to board a flight to Paris where he was billed to anchor a social event. While preparations were on for the 10pm scheduled flight, the NDLEA scanner at the airport gave out signs indicating that the comic actor has suspicious substances in his stomach. He was immediately taken into custody and placed under ‘indefinite’ observation.
Back to the present: Findings at the Lagos Airport Command of the NDLEA has revealed that the guys on duty on the evening of Baba Suwe’s arrest didn’t do a thorough job on the man. Rather than take their time to do some ‘re-check’ on the scanner’s signal, according to sources, the guys on duty were a hurry to score a ‘cheap point’ and show Nigerians that they have caught “another big fish”.
Little wonder the matter was hurriedly liked out to the press even before the actor was, according to an inside source, subjected to proper interrogation. Those who arrested him on drugs charges had thought that "he would deliver the babies" in less than 24 hours and everybody would have applauded them for a job well done. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened; at least not yet.
So, in a bid to keep Nigerians in the dark on the 'true progress' of the case - and possibly cover up for “those who might have screwed up” - some of the Agency’s top men are now devising different tactics to get out of the mess if at the expiration of the fifteen days granted by the court there is still no trace of Cocaine in the actors excreta.
In fact, according to inside sources, there is a growing believe within the Agency at the moment that Baba Suwe may not drop any drug. While the spokesperson and other top executive of the NDLEA have been promoting the idea that the comic actor only eats ones in three days and has only excreted about three or four times so far, the true position - according to Baba Suwe's son, Adesola Omidina - is that he eats at least three times daily and has excreted over EIGHT TIMES without any trace of Cocaine.
But an impeccable source say the NDLEA still has 'a little hope' because Baba Suwe did not categorically tell some of his visitors (especially members of ANTAP) if he had drugs in his stomach or not. All he kept saying, according to the source, is that no matter how long they keep him in their custody he will never excrete any Cocaine. It was such statement that made some officials of the Agency to allege that he is using some kind of African Magic (Juju) to stall the substance from coming out.
After all said, if Baba Suwe did not excrete any Cocaine before November 1, 2011, which the court had ordered the NDLEA to produce him - multiple sources say he will not - then it is obvious the Agency will have nothing tangible to say that could stop the court from asking them to release him... The drama continues with Baba Suwe scoring all the winning points.
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