The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted a lorry with 646 bags of weed suspected to be marijuana. The police also arrested two suspects, David Ndidi and Toyin Adegoke, in connection with the discovery.
Commissioner of Police, Mohamed Ndabawa, said the command acted after intelligence was received on the activities of the suspects.
He said “On November 29, a consignment of weed suspected to be Indian hemp was packaged for conveyance in a truck at a cannabis plantation in Eleja village, near Akanran, Ibadan.
The police intercepted the truck with number plate, Lagos XR 967 JJJ. The value of the weed is N11m. Ndidi and Adegoke were arrested while the driver escaped from the scene. We are still making effort to arrest the rest of the people involved.”
Ndidi, 30, told our correspondent that he was an assistant to the driver of the vehicle and that he did not know that the bags of weed were marijuana.
“I was hired to assist the driver and my fee was N10,000. The bags were locked at the back of the vehicle and I did not suspect that they were marijuana. When police stopped us, he jumped and ran into the bush, but I waited because I did not suspect that we were transporting marijuana,” he said.
Toyin told our correspondent that she traded in orange and that she came from Ilorin to buy the fruit in the village when she was arrested.
She said, “I was buying oranges to be transported to Ilorin when I heard gunshots. I thought they were armed robbers, so I ran just as others did. But when I realised they were policemen, I stopped because I knew that I was doing legal business. But I was arrested despite the other man (Ndidi) telling them that I was not one of them. I appeal to the police to investigate the matter again and visit my house in Ilorin. I know nothing about marijuana and the man arrested in the truck,” she saidhttp://www.punchng.com/metro/two-arrested-with-n11m-marijuana/

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Toyin come on girl, so you couldn't smell anything? You just jump in truck for 10 grand without knowing what's up

Nor be their fault all na way to survive job nor dey d country

you will explain beter when you get to the police station. Moveeeee. Our nigeria police na dat type them take they c dem.

Ok

Ledem go joor, Na govt Houx dem dey transport d Weed to.

see weed

Marijuana has never ever done me wrong

Igbo 11 milla.y una smuggle am na.u 4 collect paper 4rm custom.

Weed scarcity to happen in Ibadan within next 3 months ... Wow AFam,Pagan,okiki google 66 no more badcomment on nairanland again because you alway got high before you coment on here

manover: Nor be their fault all na way to survive job nor dey d country

True talk bro! Lol, all na hussling.

Holy mari Juanna. 11m??

BTW, I think the sale and consumption of the "holy weed" shouldn't be illegal.

biafranqueen: Toyin come on girl, so you couldn't smell anything? You just jump in truck for 10 grand without knowing what's up

Can't you read her statement well before commenting? She said she was not not on the damn truck. I don't even trust the Nigerian Police, there is every possibility they took her to make up their stories. Also it iOS equally possible she is an accomplice but all accused persons are innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. At least that was what we were told.

Spiderman

Mary jane

O boy see ewe of life, see as den load am like xmas rice.

why why all that weed Gone ... sha we know how far for stories like this na either na reps dia weed. Or na presidency get am.. Police gas chop national moi moi too na D;

Nigeria police aka olokpa aka akalebe aka ak good job for u guyx to arrest and surrender guds wath 11 milla mehn I believe in nija kpolice sorry police but arresting innocent people is not de best anyhow shall wen sometin like happen every go dey claim inno.

They must release them.

What wrong have they done?

some ppl r following d woman from ha village sef, hw can she b arrested as an on looker. Naija I hail thee

Wow weeds

Why arrest people for selling a natural plant, made by God for the benefit of man


Legalize it, dont criticize it, i will advertise it, and you must patronize it!!

Xmas weed. Police don hammer. Somebody sweat don go. Scarcity of weed in the whole west. I know boys will augment from Edo sharp sharp! Lol

Na only Weed mata dem dey get Tip Off? Nigerian Police.. Make una use una brain ooO! Na people highness una seize for there

Ibadan police don hammer

They should go in for it !