Police arrest 11-year-old girl involved in drug trafficking

Abdullateef Fowewe

The Delta Police Command has verified that an 11-year-old girl, apprehended by officers at the Ekpan Police Division, was being utilised for hard drug trafficking.

This confirmation comes after significant backlash on social media, sparked by an X user known as Kat (#Living_JustCus) who alleged that the child was wrongfully detained and prevented from contacting her family.

She also claimed that she was coerced into paying ₦500,000 for the girl’s release after the minor was arrested alongside adult suspects found with drugs in a commercial tricycle.

In response to these allegations, the police initially requested that Kat provide proof to support her assertions.

However, in an update on his official X account, police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed that the girl had indeed been arrested and had provided a confession.

Edafe stated that preliminary investigations indicated the girl was knowingly engaged in drug trafficking activities.

He said the minor confessed to handling drugs and claimed she was being used by a woman she called her “mummy” to transport narcotics, believing her young age would help avoid police detection.

Edafe said, “A woman whom the little girl identified as her mummy sent her to move drugs thinking she wouldn’t be searched being a little girl. The little girl herself identified the drugs as Molly, Csc codeine, and black diamond.

“When she was asked how long she had been helping the woman the little girl said she started last week. But what shocked me the most in her video confession is how she knows the names of these dangerous drugs at just 11 years old.

“If I am lying, let them come and prove me wrong. Perhaps the embarrassing video might just be published for all to see.”