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Ekiti NDLEA destroys 680 acres of cannabis farms

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
Ekiti State Command, says it has commenced
the destruction of 680 acres of cannabis farms
in Ode Forest, Gboyin Local Government Area
of the state.
The state Commander, Akingbade Bamidele,
said this on Thursday in Ado Ekiti the state
capital.
The cannabis farms were discovered by the
agency in July and September.
The four persons that were arrested in
connection with the discovery, Myaga Joseph,
Lawal Ganiyu, Amos Macus and Ifije Sunday,
were jailed last week .
During the raid of the farms, 160bags of
cannabis leaves weighing 2,044 tons were
seized.
The NDLEA boss said, “In the course of our
intelligence gathering, we discovered the large
plantation of cannabis and raided the farms.
“This is the outcome of our efforts at sensitising
the public on the danger of drug cultivation and
trafficking.”
He said the destruction of the farms, situated in
two locations, would take three weeks.
“The destruction was sequel to the conviction
of those arrested in connection with the illicit
cultivation,” he added.

Suspect: I Sold Cannabis to Feed My Three Wives

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A fisherman in Bayelsa State has admitted
selling cannabis in order to support the welfare
of his three wives and five children.
Yoto Seibokuro, 27, according to the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),was arrested in
the city of Yenagoa last month for dealing in
cannabis.
He and six other suspects – three men and three
women – were paraded before journalists with
the drugs allegedly found in their possession,
including a 14.4kilogram haul found at the
home of a suspect who said it belonged to an
unnamed friend.
Seibokuro is reported as saying he started
selling drugs two years ago to augment his
income.
“My income from fishing was no longer
sufficient to take care of my large family,” he
said.
Two other suspects in the custody of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) also said they only started selling
cannabis when they got into financial difficulty.
“I pray God to give me good business to leave
this drug business,” said the civil engineer,