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Reps set to legalize Indian Hemp in Nigeria – Benjamin Okezie Kalu reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2021 0

The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said the lower chamber of the National Assembly is set to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria. Kalu made this known during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis, in Akure, Ondo State. He

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Ibadan court jails 28-yr-old for unlawful dealing in Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2020 0

A 28-year-old drug peddler, Tunde Alaka, was on Wednesday sentenced to seven months in prison by Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan for unlawful dealing in Indian hemp. Ajoku sentenced Alaka based on the evidence before her as well as the plea bargain agreement the convict entered into with the National Drug […]

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Police arrest Indian hemp dealer in Delta

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

Police detectives at the Ogwashi Uku Police Division in Delta state have arrested a suspected Indian hemp dealer in the area following credible intelligence. The suspect identified as Ukwa Joe was said to have been picked up on Tuesday evening by the detectives who had in the last few weeks been monitoring his activities. Detectives […]

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20-year-old man docked over alleged cultism, Indian hemp sales

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

 A 20-year-old man, Chinedu Eze, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged cultism and selling of Indian hemp. Eze, a resident of Ago Palace-way in Okota area of Lagos is facing a two-count charge of cultism and harmful acts. READ ALSO: Court remands man for Indian Hemp trafficking […]

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Police arrest boy, 3 others with 42 bags of Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

A 19-year-old boy, James Tiva and three others were on Saturday arrested with 42 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp by the operatives of Ogun state Police Command. James, alongside Anayor Okechukwu, (25); John Chidi, (32) and Felix Tehemeh, (20) were arrested following information received by the Ijebu Igbo Police Station that some […]

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Police arrest 2, recover bags of Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2018 0

A team of Policemen from the Maroko Police Division of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man, Tajudeen Amanda and Rasheed Kehinde, 31 years for the storing and sales of Indian hemp in the Lekki area of Lagos. The suspects it was learnt, were arrested on Sunday, September 16, 2018, while police […]

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Customs make seizures of goods with DPV of over N1.461bn

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2018 0

The Zonal Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, said the Zone has seized 64 units of exotic vehicles, bags of rice, cartons of frozen poultry products, Indian hemp and other items all with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N1.461 Billion. The Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, who made […]

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Police arrest man with 114 bags of Indian hemp in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2018 0

The Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Noah Olaore with one Hundred and fourteen bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp. The suspect was arrested on the 29th of December 2017, in front of M.K.O Abiola Stadium Abeokuta. In a release issued in Abeokuta by the Command Public Relations Officer […]

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Lagos police, taskforce arrest 50 suspects with 48 bags of Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2017 0

Joy Anyim A joint operation between the Lagos State Police Command and the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have led to the arrest of 50 suspects in possession of 48 bags of substances perceived to be Indian hemp in the Akala area of Mushin in Lagos. In the operation which was carried out […]