A 19-year-old boy, James Tiva, and three others, Anayor Okechukwu (25), John Chidi (32) and Felix Tehemeh (20), were on Saturday, arrested with 42 bags of weeds, suspected to be Indian hemp by operatives of the Ogun State police command.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested following information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ijebu-Igbo police station, SP Kazeem Solotan, that some cannabis farmers who had just harvested their produce would pass through the town with the items.
“Upon the information, the DPO quickly mobilised his men and headed straight to the forest, where the suspects were said to be coming from.
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“The suspects were accosted and four of them were apprehended with 42 bags containing weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had a large expanse of land inside the forest where Indian hemp is planted on a yearly basis.”
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal and Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation.
DSP Oyeyemi also said the police commissioner commended members of the public for providing the police with the information that led to the arrest of the suspects.
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