A woman suspected to be a dealer in Indian Hemp has been arrested by the Oyo State Police command. Toyin (30) and David (27), according to the state Police Commissioner, Mohammed Indabbawa was arrested at Eleja village along Akanran area of Ibadan on November 29 with 646 bags of Indian Hemp worth about N11 million at about 9p.m.
While parading the suspects yesterday at Eleyele headquarters of the command, Indabbawa said information was received by the DPO of Ogbere Division that there was a consignment of weeds packaged and loaded for conveyance in a truck at a cannabis plantation at Eleja village.
He said the Indian Hemp was loaded in a DAF lorry marked XR 967 JJJ and on sighting the police, the other suspects took to their heels.
He said the police would expedite action to ensure that the other suspects are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
While speaking with Daily Sun, David claimed to be a motor boy, adding that the owner and the driver escaped on sighting the police.
He added that Adegoke knew about the Indian Hemp and that she was following the lorry with her car before the police got them arrested.
He said the driver of the lorry and the owner asked him to alight at Olorunsogo area and that it was after the lorry had been loaded that he was picked up again.
“I did not know that it was Indian Hemp they were carrying in the lorry.”
But Adegoke said she was an orange seller and had come to Eleja village to purchase orange in large quantity from her base in Ilorin, Kwara State, adding that it was during the commotion that she was arrested by the police.
Also paraded was Sunday (20), who robbed a woman around Oluyole area with a sharp knife.
The victim, according to the police boss had told the police that the suspect along with two others robbed her and fled the scene on a motorcycle on sighting the police.
