GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Six men set ablaze By Landlord in Ogun state for smoking Indian hemp

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According to Premium Times, six young men accused of smoking Indian hemp and gambling have been set ablaze in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by a house owner in their area. The landlord, identified as Agba, in Ago-Oko area of the town where the incident occurred, had warned the boys on several occasions to desist from their acts, warnings they ignored.  And one day, just this past Tuesday night August 6th, Agba felt he was god and decided to punish the guys.  

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48-Year-Old Man Kills Mother Over Money To Buy Indian Hemp

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A 48-year-old man, Hassan Usman, has killed his 87-year-old mother for not giving him money to buy a substance suspected to be Indian hemp.The incident occurred in Giron-Masa of Ngaski local government area of Kebbi State.

Shocked residents of the community, who narrated the incident to LEADERSHIP Sunday, said Usman stabbed his mother to death for refusing to give him money to buy a stimulant which they identified as Indian hemp.

After he stabbed his mother, Hajiya Hauwa popularly known as Mama Yan Biyu, he reportedly left her in the pool of her blood and went to report his act to his late mother’s siblings in another section of the community.

NDLEA Apprehends Police Corporal With 5.1kg Of Indian Hemp

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The Kogi State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a police corporal with 5.1kg of substance suspected to be cannabis sativa, known as Indian Hemp. The command also said it had seized over 2,020kg of the suspected substance this year.

This was made known by the state commander of the NDLEA in Kogi, Alhaji Idris Bello, while he was speaking with newsmen in Lokoja. According to Bello, the suspected policeman was a serving corporal and was arrested in a Peugeot J5 bus with a sack and black polythene bag full of the suspected substance weighing 5.1 kg. The suspect (name withheld) was reported to be on a special assignment in Damaturu, Yobe State.

Taskforce impounds AKTC Bus Conveying Hemp

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The National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency, Akwa Ibom State Command, has extolled the state’s joint taskforce – ‘Operation Thunder’ for impounding a commercial bus conveying India hemp.
 The bus, a Toyota Hiace, with number plate SB 490 AFM belongs to Akwa Ibom Transport Company Limited.