The suspects were identified as 19-year-old James Tiva, Felix Tehemeh (20 years), Anayor Okechukwu (25 years) and John Chidi (32 years).
The arrest was done after a tip-off received by the Divisional Police headquarters in Ijebu Igbo.
According to our source,
Some cannabis farmers who had just harvested their products were passing through the town with the weeds when they caught.The state’s Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Sunday said following receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Kazeem Solotan mobilized his men and they stormed the location where the suspects were arrested with the exhibits.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects have a large expanse of land inside the forest where the cannabis is being planted on yearly basis,” Oyeyemi said.The Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama was said to have ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
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