MAN arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly travelling with a large consignment of prohibited Indian hemp has told curious reporters why it is difficult for him to quit the illicit trade.

The business, he said, is in his blood.

Umaru Shehu was arrested allegedly with 106 sacks of dried substances suspected to be Indian hemp weighing 1,072kg

The 55-year-old suspect was held along Mokwa Road in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State.

The suspect who hails from Mariga Local Government Area of the state is said to have served a jail term for the same offence.

Speaking to newsmen in Minna, the suspect said that it is extremely difficult for him to stop the cannabis business because it is in his blood.

He said that he had been sentenced to a year imprisonment for carrying 64kg of dried Indian hemp some years ago, adding that it has been difficult for him to stop the business.

“Cannabis business is my blood, it is extremely difficult for me to stop it. When I was embarking on this trip from Lagos to Sokoto, I never knew that the operatives would arrest me in Mokwa, it is my luck.”

The State Commander, NDLEA, Sylvia Egwunwoke urged members of the public to join in the effort to stop the distribution and sale of illicit drugs in the state.

She said that the case would be charged to court after investigation.

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Dubai-based Nigerian businessman, Ismaila Mustapha a.k.a Mompha will be arraigned before Justice Mohammad Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday November 25, praizenews report.

The EFCC filed a 14 charge of alleged fraud and money laundering against Mompha who they accused in its first charge of procuring Ismalob Global Investment Ltd between 2015 and 2018 to retain the sum of N18m in its account, a sum suspected to be proceeds of crime.

This is coming after Mompha sued the anti-graft agency, demanding N5m in damages over an alleged violation of his fundamental human right.