The National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the village head of Koje in Nasarawa
State, for alleged possession of 12 kg of India hemp.
Sumaila Ethan, the state
Commander of the NDLEA, who paraded the suspect before newsmen on Friday in
Lafia, described the conduct of the village head as ``ungodly and
unfortunate.’’
He
said 28 drug dealers were arrested across the state from January to date, while
about 460 kg of narcotic and psychotropic substances were seized.
Ethan
said that the command had secured the conviction of seven drug barons,
counseled and rehabilitated.10, while others are facing trial in court.
He
called for collective efforts in tackling the production, sales and consumption
of illicit drugs in the state.
The
suspect, Samuel Agu in an interview, confirmed that he got the seed from a herdsman to
plant, but denied consuming the substance.
(NAN)
