In a dangerous new twist to the messy marriage breakup between superstar singer, Tiwa Savage and her ex-manager husband, Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it will investigate allegations of drug use by TeeBillz.
Head of Public Affairs for the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju confirmed that an investigation would be carried out into the following the release of TeeBillz’s drug test results.
The drug test, which was initially revealed few days ago and has since gone viral, shows TeeBillz testing negative to cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy, oxycodone and other forms of hard drugs, to lay the matter of his drug abuse to rest.
Following an initial rant by TeeBillz on Instagram, in which he accused his wife of infidelity, his mother-in-law of witchcraft and his father of steering his life in a crazy direction, Tiwa Savage granted an interview in which she also accused her husband of cheating, not caring about her, racking up debts on her bill as well as using cocaine.
In the aftermath of the allegation of drug use leveled against Teebillz by his wife, some people had wondered why the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, did not wade in.
But the NDLEA’s head of Public Affairs said that while the agency is aware of the story, its main focus is targeting 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.”