Police discover Indian hemp plantation, apprehend seven in Ogun

Operatives of the Ogun state police command have uncovered a large expanse of land cultivated for planting of India hemp at Lokuta village in Remo north local government area of the state.

No fewer than seven suspects met in the farm were arrested.  

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Oyeyemi stated that the suspects,; Nelson Enu, Patrick Emmanuel, Samuel Paul, Ekioya Joe, Monday Okoro, Endurance Eliobe and Stanley Ogejiagba were all arrested following a credible intelligence gathered by policemen at Isara divisional headquarters.

The statement reads in part, “the suspects have cultivated a large expanse of land for the purpose of planting the weeds.

“The intelligence further revealed that the suspects were threatening the lives of the villagers who did not initially know what they wanted to use the cultivated land for, for daring to disturb them while the planting was going on.

“Upon the information, the DPO Isara division, CSP Shobiyi Oluwatoshin mobilised his men in conjunction with local vigilante and moved to the scene where the seven suspects were arrested.”

Oyeyemi further stated that five bags of suspected Indian hemp seeds were recovered from them while two bags have already been planted.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for onward transfer to National drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA) for possible prosecution.