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| A marijuana addict |
The crime hub located in the Kpagungu
suburb of Minna the Niger state capital had become a thorn in the flesh of the
residents who testified that bags of marijuana/cannabis/Indian hemp were
readily available in the enclave creating an epidemic of drug addiction among
the youths.
Hitherto, there were increasing fears of compromise within the
ranks of the NDLEA as residents had complained to the agency for several weeks but
to no avail. Some members of the community alleged that the then prevarication
by the NDLEA was due to the fact that even personnel of security outfits were
regular visitors of the hub.
Criminals who patronized the hub have been linked
to crimes such as robbery, rape and murder. In a press conference on Thursday,
the NDLEA assured the residents of Kpagungu and Minna as a whole that “Dodan
barracks is dead”. The drug agency made no comments on whether or not illicit
drugs were seized in the raid.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is the Nigerian federal government agency tasked with fighting drug related crimes in the country. It was founded in 1990 and is currently head quartered in Lagos; the countries economic capital.
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