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The National Drug Law Endorsement Agency (NDLEA) has described Osun State as one of the cannabis-producing states in Nigeria.

The agency stated this while destroying narcotics weighing 24.486 tons in the state.

The State Commander of NDLEA, Yomade Ogunbiyi, disclosed that large numbers of cannabis farms have been destroyed in the state, saying the accumulated ones from the last five years include Cannabis Sativa and psychotropic substances.

He noted that the court had ordered that the drugs, which are exhibits, be destroyed since 2020, noting that the agency is still intensifying efforts to ensure that cultures of cannabis production are totally eradicated in the state.

He disclosed that the agency is making serious efforts to launch its War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), a national program launched by the president during the June 26, 2021 celebration.

‘A total of 24,86 tons of assorted drug exhibits is been destroyed today. As you are aware, the public destruction of exhibits is stipulated in the act which established NDLEA (CAP N40LFN as amended),’ he stated.

‘The NDLEA, Osun state Command has arrested and seized, in the last five years. In 2017, 3,335.311kg were seized; in 2018, 1148.5kg; in 2019, 2,424.587kg; in 2020, 1,006,532kg; and in 2021, January till date 3,001.44 kg have been seized.

‘Osun State is one of the Cannabis producing states in Nigeria. A lot of the farms were destroyed in the years past. Efforts are seriously ongoing to eradicate the culture of cannabis production in the state. However, all hands should be on deck for it to come to reality.’

The Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd), commended the state command of NDLEA, saying the magnitude of drugs coming out of the farmlands was not a thing of joy.

Represented by the NDLEA Director Operations and General Investigation, Adeyemi Adeofe, Marwa said the burning of over 24 thousand tons of various exhibits become necessary as it’s part of the efforts to reduce the crime rate in the society.

‘If we have not seized and destroyed them now, they should have been taken to the society and somebody would have been consuming it and when they consume it, it would have a lot of negative effects in their central nervous system and their health.

‘And most of the crimes we are seeing in the society now such as banditry, kidnapping and all sorts of crimes are closely associated with drugs.

‘The agency has invested a lot of resources to seize this magnitude of drugs. I commend the commander, officers and men of this command for a job well done,’ he added.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ndlea-tags-osun-as-cannabis-producing-state-destroys-24486-tons-of-narcotics/

Ignorance is a disease. go to Israel and see wonders the are doing with Cannabis. Only lazy brains destroys like buhari's.

Light my kpoli

Good riddance

Oja


E no go beta for ndlea

Is ok

Why isn't the government trying to regulate this?

Their mates are striving to be oil-producing states while they are struggling to be a cannabis-producing state.

Nice one, they stand to gain when we finally legalise cannabis

SAY NO TO smoking IGBO recklessly.

It kills you before your time.

Leave smoking of igbos to the intellectuals that smoke it maturely and sleep. Then wake up to good things after good thinking and dream,
Igbo is not for the street urchins smoking it to rape, maim and kill.

Our kobo!

IGR target must be met.
But come to think about it, this is far much better than mining skulls as commonly practiced in the region.

Ok

Nah Dem, dey do all of the above ;

This FOOLANOS and Ipob miscreants are trying to tarnish the image of south west by all means



The cannabis market if regularise and well manage can serve as a good source of revenue for the country. But we live in a country with a dullardiiinho as president.


The Ipob miscreants are known world wide as cocaine dealers while FOOLANOS are world renowned terrorist group

too bad

they stand to gain when we finally legalise cannabis

E be many things

Our only source of livelihood is being taken away


Hunger looms in Aphonja land

Any crime Igbo do afonjas do times 20.

Anyway afonja abeg leave drug to Igbos na. Una crime too much already and una Dy add more tufia.
IGR hustle

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SAY NO TO IGBO

Mtchewwww

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SAY NO TO IGBO. Yes to Afonja Skull Miners

Welcome back to BMC duties. I hope the 30k is worth it?

But conilux and the 3 bears want us to believe inly the south east do drug business

The SKULLAR state

South westinabis of Nigeria. If it is south east, with his numerous monikers and his co-haters will storm this thread writing long epistles

No Wonder they have the highest number of thugs and agberos disturbing our peace in Lagos.. Time to send them back to oshun state

Osun state, Nigerian Colorado

dumb move by NDLEA,

Illicit how true is this?

EmmanuelScott1:
... Yahoo
Drug
Skull mining

Nah Dem, dey do all of the above

Kai commot drug for there. Me and U know who dominate that one

That's the only resources afonjas have. akeredolu is my witness