TEENAGER, THREE OTHERS ARRESTED WITH 42 BAGS OF IGBO IN IJEBU-IGBO

‘Upon the information, the DPO SP Kaseem Solotan quickly mobilized his men and headed straight to the forest where the suspects were said to be coming from. The suspects were accosted on the road where four of them were apprehended with 42 bags containing weeds suspected to be Indian hemp’, Oyeyemi said.

The Command spokesman said, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects have large expanse of land inside the forest where the cannabis is being planted on yearly basis. He said, the Commissioner of Police Bashir Makama has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

The Commissioner also praised members of the public for their alertness and provision of necessary information that led to the arrest of the suspects, and equally directed that a comprehensive investigation that will lead security agencies to the farm where the cannabis is being planted be carried out without delay.