Indian hemp: NDLEA arrests 114-year-old man
     
By Ademola Oni, Abeokuta
Published: Saturday, 21 Mar 2009


The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 114-year-old man, Chief Sulaimon Adebayo, in Ogun State, in connection with the discovery of 6.5 tonnes of weeds suspected to be marijuana, popularly called Indian Hemp, behind his house.
Parading the suspect in Abeokuta on Friday, the State Commandant of the NDLEA, Mrs. Chinyere Obijuru, said the anti-drug agency, acting on a tip off, swooped on the house of the centenarian, who claimed to be the Baale (community leader) of Oja Sango, Odeda Local Government of the state.

Obijuru added that the agency’s investigation revealed that the massive seizure, coming eight days after 3.5 tonnes of illicit drugs were burnt in the state, was imported from Benin Republic for onward distribution to the Nigerian market.

The commander said, “This four tonnes of weeds were found at the back of Adebayo’s house in Oja Sango, where he claimed to be the Baale, though he said he did not know anything about the weeds. He said someone whose 911 truck had a problem dumped the bags behind his house.

“Imagine what could have happened if this drug had not been intercepted. Imagine the lives that would have been destroyed by this illicit drug.”

Obijuru added that despite the vastness of the state land mass, the command would continue to comb the nooks and crannies of the state, which she maintained remained the Gateway to illicit drug business in the South West.

Adebayo, who claimed to have participated in the inauguration of the Centenary Hall, Ake, Abeokuta, as a little boy in 1895, denied knowledge of the over 100 bags of weeds.

“Someone came and dropped them at the back of my house in the night. The first time he came, I saw him but I thought what he dropped were bags of rice and I did not see him until the police came. I don’t know anything about it,” he said.

The centenarian, who said he had two daughters in Lagos, admitted to have played the fool for taking some products from someone he did not know previously.

This Old man sef. !!**

Leave the old man alone and give him back his weed!!!!! We need to legalize weed in Nigeria and it'll be the best thing to ever happen. Why isn't cigarette and alcohol illegal? Why is the world thinking backward. Marijuana has no laws for or against it in Holland and guess what? the crime is not upto half of Nigeria's. Legalize it!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a natural resource and we use it rightly. It has many benefit to the human body.