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De General's Arrest: NDLEA Wasting Tax Payers Money- Basketmouth | READ DETAILS

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jan 13, 2022

De General's Arrest: NDLEA Wasting Tax Payers Money- Basketmouth
Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, professionally known as Basketmouth, has stated that the arrest of a skit maker, De General, is a waste of taxpayers' money.

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Born Sunday Joshua, the skit maker was earlier arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency who stormed his house in the early hours of Wednesday.

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In an official statement by the agency, the skit maker admitted ownership of tramadol and cannabis drug exhibits found in his home.

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Reacting to the arrest, Basketmouth took to his Instagram story to state that De General's arrest was a waste of taxpayers' money.

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In a video he shared, Basketmouth made reference to the mugshot which the skit maker took at the NDLEA custody.

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Basketmouth pointed out that De General was found with little quantity of weed which he snapped with.

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He said,

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"Don't get me wrong, I'm not supporting the use of marijuana, I don't do such. I'll never do such a thing but what I'm saying is that you people are wasting tax payers' money to go and arrest someone with small pinch of 'igbo'. You just wasted my money now.ÔÇØ

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The NDLEA, however, revealed that the drug exhibits found in De General's home include "cannabis sativa; tramadol 225mg, and some paraphernalia for drug use.ÔÇØ

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