Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has denied posting marijuana
photos on her instagram account. She also declared that she is yet to be summon
by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
It will be recalled that the spokesperson of NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell
Ofoyejus has promised that the agency
will take action on the alleged marijuana pictures posted on Instagram by the
scandals-prone actress cum singer following criticism from various quarters.
Mr. Ofoyejus has noted
that “Our attention (NDLEA) has been drawn to the post quite frankly and I can
tell you that action will be taken on it. The law is clear and NDLEA has been
very clear on the issue. No one is permitted to sell, use, cultivate or
encourage the use of Indian hemp in Nigeria. The substance is one of the banned
narcotics in the country.
“NDLEA Act Section 14 (b) states that any person who
conspires with, aids, abets, counsels, attempts to commit or is an accessory to
any act or offence referred to in this act shall be guilty of an offence under
this act and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not less than 15 years and not exceeding 25 years.”
Tonto Dikeh has reacted to the threat of the NDLEA and other
critics with the following words.
"As much as I would like to ignore the current issue on
hemp, I think I owe well-meaning people some clarification. It is so easy the
misconception that can come from a picture- the genius of technology. If you
cannot find me holding a wrap of marijuana then you may want to slow down on
your assumptions. We shouldn’t use our platforms to spread half-truths.
“A fan wrote those words with herbs on my birthday on Instagram,
and I replied: “Thank you #teampoko”. Now how does someone else’s action become
my crime? If I said those words ('Mi smoke gaja mi smoke weed while my hatez
smoke ma gossip’) I will
stand by them but I didn’t, and just because it is convenient for people to
believe the lies still doesn’t make it the truth. The whole thing is falsified
by people who just love to have fun at other’s expense.
“Let’s put some thought to some of the things we write. Don’t do
cut-and-paste. The original pictures are there to see; but no! That is too
boring to be the truth. We want the truth to be nasty and spicy for our
enjoyment, even if it is a pack of lies. Visit my Instagram page and see if the
original picture is the same as the ones being circulated”.
NDLEA has had issues with Nollywood celebrities (most of who are
accused of possessing banned substances), one of which was the Baba Suwe opera.
