But after 24 days in detention during which his bowel movements were earnestly followed by authorities and the media, an apologetic High Court judge in Lagos ordered his release.
Judge Yetunde Idowu told the frail and emaciated looking actor: "I wish you well. Take care of yourself. You are free to go home." Omidina was detained on October 12 as he was about to board an Air France flight to Paris. The drug enforcement agency said he had "allegedly tested positive to drug ingestion."
"There have been several examinations carried out on him and no banned substances have so far been found," his lawyer Bamidele Aturu told the court on Friday. "He has excreted more than 25 times," he later said. Nigeria is a major drug trafficking hub for European bound drugs from Latin America.
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I think they just liked to watch him poop. I mean, what could have been hiding inside his bowels after the first week that warranted keeping him for another three?
Disregarding possible scatophilic officers of the law, and since it's Nigeria, someone in a high place probably just doesn't like Baba Suwe. He's a comedian, after all, and they're dangerous people.
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