Famous Nigeria rapper and social advocate, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has faulted the burning of 194 billion Naira worth of cocaine by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The musician condemned the act of burning the banned substance which should have been evidence in a court of law.
The NDLEA last week made a disclosure of busting the drug barons which is the biggest arrest in history of the agency.
197 billion naira worth of cocaine, which weighed 1.8tonnes was seized, and the suspected drug barons were also arrested during the operation
NDLEA in a video shared via the agency’s Twitter page on Tuesday, showed the seized drugs being set ablaze.
Reacting to this development, Falz who is a graduate of law and the son of respected lawyer human rights activist, Femi Falana, faulted the NDLEA for burning potential evidence before culprits are arraigned before a court of law.
He queried. “This administration must really think that we are daft sha!! What is this lamba (lie) that the NDLEA is giving with this cocaine seizure saga? Dem dey burn evidence?”
In a release shared by the agency on Tuesday, it was stated that an order of the Federal High Court in Lagos was obtained for the public destruction of the illegal drugs.
At the site of destruction, NDLEA chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) was represented by the agency’s Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, Deputy Commander General of Narcotics, Sunday Joseph.
Sunday said out of the 1.8-ton seized, 1, 828 blocks of the cocaine will be crushed and set ablaze while the remnant will be secured for purpose of prosecution of the suspects who were brought to witness the procedure and sign the certificate of destruction.
“The Agency is proceeding with the prosecution of those arrested in connection with this consignment. On this, the public can rest assured that NDLEA shall pursue the trial to a logical conclusion,” he added.
