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Nigeria: ‘Indian hemp now grown in A’Ibom’

Nigerian Guardian

Tuesday 11 Jun 2013

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom State Command, has raised alarm at the cultivation of Cannabis Sativa popularly known as Indian hemp in the state, stating that the exercise is both unfortunate and unpleasant.

The Acting State Commander, Administration and Logistics, Mr. Alfred Adewumi, told journalists in his office in Uyo that in the past three weeks, the agency identified about three Cannabis Sativa farms across the state, and that the farms were not restricted to any particular location but cut across the state.

“We identified one location at Oron, which we immediately destroyed and arrested the farmer, as well as one at Ikot Ekpene,” he said. “Unfortunately, the Ikot Ekpene farm is operated by a woman who, as at the time of arrest, was carrying a three-month old baby.

“Around Eket, also, we were able to identify Cannabis Sativa farm and arrest the farmer. Even in Uyo area, we also identified a Cannabis Sativa farm, destroyed it and arrested the man who planted it.”

Adewumi noted that dealers in the illicit business have left their earlier practice of being end-users to becoming cultivators, stressing that such situation spelled ill for the society. He called on the communities to collaborate with the agency and other law enforcement bodies in the state to eradicate the menace.

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