Pastor Arrested With 181 Bags Of Indian Hemp In Osun

AN agency in the state of Osun, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirm the arrest of a pastor and a 27 year-old man with 181 bags of Indian hemp. Anthonia Edeh, the commander of the Agency, made this known on Friday while addressing newsmen in Osogbo. Anthonia said, the 45-year-old pastor, and one other person were arrested at Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area of the state on Dec. 5, with the illicit weed weighing 1,838.4 kilogramme. She added that two bags were full with cannabis seeds, which the suspects wanted to keep for the next planting season. The commander also revealed that three others suspects, including a woman escaped arrest, but efforts are on to nab the fleeing culprits, though the pastor is claiming innocence of the crime saying that he was only a co-tenant of the other suspect. Edeh also added that the two men will be arraigned soon at the court of law since the agency has no constitutional power to exonerate the pastor.