Baba Suwe now in NDLEA custody.
Friday, October 14, 2011Omoba |
| Baba Suwe |
Baba Suwe was apprehended last night at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, by NDLEA officials as he
attempted to board an Air France flight to Paris, France.
According to NDLEA sources, he was on his way to Paris
to act as a master of ceremony in a naming ceremony of an Air France staff
scheduled for Saturday. The Air France staff (name withheld) has also been arrested,
according to NDLEA sources.
Baba Suwe went through the scanning machine at the airport
and substances suspected to be drugs were seen hidden in his stomach, NDLEA
sources said this morning. He is now being detained at the NDLEA office at the
airport. Sources said he is under observation pending the time he will start
excreting the drugs. After he was arrested, sources said, he denied that he swallowed
the drugs, until he went through the scanner. He could not however explain the
white substances seen in his stomach.
Baba Suwe is a very successful and popular Yoruba
actor in Nollywood, famous for his comedy roles in Yoruba movies. He has worked
with everybody in the industry. Baba Suwe, was born on 22 August 1958. He
speaks fluent English. In January 2005, he received an award from the African Artists
and Entertainers Afro-Hollywood Award in New York which is like the African
Grammy. His favourite type of music and musicians are reggae music – Bob
Marley, Yellowman and classic Stevie Wonder. His favourite international actors
are Eddie Murphy and Mr Bean.
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