The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ebonyi Command has arrested one Chinagorom Njoku with 56 kilogram of cannabis sativa in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
Francis Nnadi, the NSCDC Commandant in the state disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital on Monday on the operations of the command.
He said that the suspect was arrested alongside his younger brother for illegally dealing in cannabis sativa popularly known as ‘weed’, adding that the arrest was made based on information from the people.
According to him, the family of the suspect had warned him and the younger brother who are both in the custody of the NSCDC to stop the the illicit drugs on several occasions but, the advice has always fallen on deaf ears.
“The suspect and his younger brother jointly sell the substance and since the family has warned them severally to stop their illegal activity, so they decided to hide the substance from them. So, when they came and asked for the cannabis, one of the brothers told them openly that ‘we have asked you not to sell this thing (cannabis sativa), and based on that I am not going to release the substance to you’.
“So, two of them conspired and stabbed their brother until he fainted; it was a passerby that took the injured man to the hospital. Our men received information and mobilised to the scene where the culprits were arrested and the 56 kilogram of cannabis sativa was impounded.”
The commandant disclosed that the corps had completed investigation on the matter and that the suspects would soon appear in court.
Speaking further on the achievements of the corps in the areas of crime fighting, Nnadi frowned at the level of crime and criminality especially among the youths in the state.
He urged citizens to always volunteer timely and credible information on the activities of criminals in their neighbourhoods.