The police in Ekiti State have arrested five suspected criminals dealing in Indian hemp following crack investigations and follow-up, the Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Emmanuel Ogundare has said.
“He mentioned four others – ThankGod, Lucky, Wisdom and Samuel – as his criminal allies and led the police team to their hideouts in Ise-Ekiti forest”.
The commissioner said that items recovered from them included “one locally made single barrel gun, four cartridges, a large number of seeds and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp”. He said that the suspects arrested would be arraigned in court at the end of the investigation as he reiterated the command’s commitment to puncturing criminal activities which were mostly caused by heavy intake of narcotics and other illicit drugs.
The police boss also implored residents to always volunteer useful information that could assist the police to apprehend criminal suspects in the state.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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