{"id":12155,"date":"2024-08-21T19:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=12155"},"modified":"2024-08-21T19:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:26:15","slug":"ndlea-indian-hemp-farm-kogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/ndlea-indian-hemp-farm-kogi\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA Destroys 7 hectares of Indian Hemp Farm in Kogi"},"content":{"rendered":"
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed seven hectares of hemp farms and arrested three suspects in Kogi State.<\/p>\n
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Umar Yahuza, the Kogi Commander of NDLEA, announced this on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He stated that three hectares were discovered in Ikeja Forest, while the remaining four hectares were in Maikeke Village in Igalamela\/Odolu Local Government Area.<\/p>\n
During the operation, three suspects were arrested at Ikeja Forest, while the owner of the four hectares of hemp farm escaped.<\/p>\n
Yahuza noted that the agency\u2019s breakthrough was achieved within a week as part of its Operation Zero Tolerance to Illicit Drugs in the Kogi East axis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe discoveries followed intelligence reports received from individuals. Our officers raided the two farms on August 9 and August 15, respectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are actively pursuing the suspect who escaped to ensure their arrest and prosecution. Their activities in the communities are destroying the lives of citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cNDLEA is leaving nothing to chance in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe plan to search every nook and cranny of Kogi to ensure that traffickers and dealers of hard drugs are arrested and brought to justice to serve as a deterrent to others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The commander appealed to the general public to assist the agency in its fight against the consumption and trafficking of illicit drugs, which are destroying many youths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed seven hectares of hemp farms and arrested three suspects…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[34,158],"class_list":{"0":"post-12155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crime","8":"tag-kogi","9":"tag-ndlea"},"yoast_head":"\n