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I Went Into India Hemp Business To Fend For My Family – Suspect

James Moses
Last updated: April 4, 2023 6:12 pm
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A 35-Year-Old suspect, Ayodele Osuya, arrested with 228 Kilograms of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp, by Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confessed why he ventured into the illicit business.

In an interview, after he was paraded by the agency in Akure, The suspect said “My brother, I went into the business to fend for my family”

Osuya said he was kidnapped some time ago and had to sell all he had to pay for the ransom demanded by his captors before they released me, it was a sad experience.

“I’m only trying to help my family. I have nobody to help me so, that is why I have to get myself involved in this business, to cater for my family.

“I just started this year because last year, Fulani herdsmen kidnapped me.

“I sold all I had, Including my building, my vehicle.

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“Because I have to free myself. I paid for my ransom from the proceed of my property that I sold for me to be freed”, he said.

He, However said he was not the owner of the vehicle in which the suspected Indian Hemp were discovered.

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James Moses is a 9News Nigeria news correspondent reporting from Jos, Plateau State. He is an experienced writer, journalist and blogger. He is passionate and flair for Politics, Sports and Entertainment reporting.
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