Oyo began arrest of Indian hemp smokers
Talking about smoking of Marijuana (Indian Hemp), which is popularly called Igbo or weed in a local language, no any corner or joint in Ibadan that you will not see where some area boys are smoking the hard drug, some ladies are now engaging themselves in the smoking.
This hard drugs has turned many young people to lunatic and made them to become maladjusted citizens in the society.
In order to curtail the use of this hard drug, the authority of Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area of Oyo state, on Tuesday declared that the council has begun a clampdown on Indian hemp joints within the communities notorious for violence within the council area.
This was disclosed by the chairman of the local government, Hon. Gbenga Opaleye during a chat with newsmen shortly after holding a security meeting with some community leaders and vigilante groups from across the council area in connection with the violence that erupted in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan on Monday.
The chairman identified the rising number of Indian hemp joint within the council area as the major cause of incessant violence in the area.
According to him, the members of the notorious gangs terrorizing the areas usually foment trouble after taking the hard drug.
The Council chairman lamented that it was unfortunate that over 100 Indian hemp joints have been discovered within the trouble areas.
He added that the council authority has also been alerted that most of the women selling local drinks popularly known as paraga in the affected communities are Indian hemp peddlers.
Opaleye added that with the help of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the council area has begun a clampdown on Indian hemp joints.
He further explained that the council authority has decided to build three different police posts within the troubled communities, as part of efforts to curb the alarming rate of violence.