The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has promised to investigate the alleged drug use by the husband of pop star Tiwa Savage, Teebillz.
The agency’s comment came following the release of Teebill’s drug test which revealed that the pop star’s husband tested negative to cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, oxycodone and other forms of hard drugs.
Following an initial rant on Instagram penultimate Thursday where Teebillz accused his wife of infidelity, his mother-in-law of witchcraft and his father for steering his life in a crazy direction, Tiwa Savage had granted an interview where she also accused her husband of carousing, not caring about her, racking up debts on her bill as well as using cocaine.
In the aftermath of the allegation of drug use levelled against Teebillz by his wife, some people wondered why the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, did not wade in.
But over the weekend, NDLEA’s head of Public Affairs, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said that the agency is aware of the story but its main focus is targeted at dealers rather than users.
“We have heard of it but we don’t want to be dragged into their family affairs,” said Ofoyeju. “Besides, the NDLEA as a reputable institution don’t chase after people that are using drugs. When we go out on operations, when we get back to the office, we determine those who are the dealers for prosecution. Then, those who are found to be users, we recommend them for counselling. But counselling is a voluntary act.”
However, Ofoyeju said the NDLEA “has a responsibility to investigate. We’d do that but largely, we see it as a family affair that should be treated as such.”
When Tiwa alleged Teebillz’s cocaine use, some watchers had said cocaine was fairly common among some elites.
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti had come on his Facebook page to say, ‘Dem say someone is taking cocaine and u are all acting like we don’t know there is a cocaine and crack epidemic in Lagos, especially on the island? Continue deceiving yourselves.’
