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Thursday, July 18, 2013

JTF arrests pastor with 124 bags of Indian hemp




The Joint Task Force (JTF) popularly referred to as “Operation Restore Order” in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has arrested a cleric, Pastor Moses Edon, for allegedly being in possession of 124 bags containing substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
Pastor Edon was arrested at the premises of a Celestial Church of Christ in Maiduguri.
It was learnt that the church was abandoned last year as its members fled due to the insecurity perpetrated by the Boko Haram sect.
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Lt- Col. Sagir Musa, the JTF said: “Based on information and intelligence, the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Restore Order at about 9.30am on July 10, 2013 raided the premises of a Celestial Church of Christ at House of Assembly Quarters Pompomari area of Maiduguri metropolis.

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