Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed the reason behind the arrest of fast-rising singers, Oniyide Azeez popularly known as Zinoleesky, and Ilerioluwa Oladimeji also known as Mohbad.
Recall that in the early hours of Thursday, personnel of the agency stormed the residence of the singers, sparking outrage.
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In videos of the incident that has since gone viral on social media, the music stars were seen been harassed and manhandled by the men of the agency.
At some point, the men of the agency handcuffed Zinolessky and pushed him away with some other young men in the house where the arrest was made.
The personnel of NDLEA subsequently arrested the singers alongside three of their friends.
Amid outrage about the manner of arrest, the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, stated that personnel of the agency found illicit drugs in the house of the artistes and this led to their arrest.
He expressed;
Yes, they have been arrested because we had reliable information that they were in possession of drugs. We moved in on them and recovered drugs. That is why five of them were arrested; three males and two females. When their house was searched we found in their possession molly and cannabis. The investigation is still ongoing but we have to trace where they are getting these substances from.
