The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has discovered an Indian hemp farm inside a school compound in Anambra State.
A 45-year-old man named Amobi Okafor, who is said to be the owner of the farm located inside Lake City Secondary School in Nri community of Anaocha Local Government Area, was initially arrested for allegedly attacking a security guard in the school with a machete during an altercation before the discovery was made.
The Commandant of the NSCDC in Anambra, Mr. David Bille, stated, “It would be recalled that on the 13/02/2020 following credible intelligence report, operatives of NSCDC arrested one Amobi Okafor ‘m’ aged 45 from Uruofo village, Nri, Anaocha LGA Anambra State. The suspect was arrested at about 12:00 hrs for allegedly attacking, macheting and injuring one Mathias Ajoagu (security guard at Lake City Secondary School) m’ aged 71 years. The suspect confessed to the crime and took the NSCDC operatives to the location, behind Lake City Secondary School, where he grows cannabis on a yearly basis. Exhibits recovered from him include machete, fresh leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian hemp) and other incriminating items.”
Billie further disclosed that Amobi will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to face the law and to serve as a deterrent to others, after an investigation into how he came about cultivating the illegal substance in the compound.