Retired Soldier Arrested With 400kg Hemp In Kogi

A retired soldier and a civilian have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard, Lokoja, with over 400 kilogrammes of substance suspected to be hemp along the Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road in Kogi State.

The suspects who hailed from Benue States are; a retired corporal in the army, Denis Foukorighe, and one Paul Obor.

They were handed along with the illicit substance over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday in Lokoja.

Parading the suspects, the Commander, NNS Lugard Lokoja, Commodore Ugochukwu Ajulu, disclosed that the illicit substance was loaded in a Honda Accord saloon car conveying them from Edo State to Garki, Abuja, for commercial purposes.

The suspects according to him were arrested on Tuesday during the navy’s check operations along the Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road.

Ajulu said, “We are here at NNS Lugard Lokoja to hand over the two culprits and the illicit substances weighing over 400kg including a Honda saloon car to NDLEA officials for onward prosecution in the law court.”

He noted that the naval checkpoints in Kogi had been active in line with the mandate given to them by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.

The officer-in-charge of Strike Force, NDLEA, Kogi State Command, Superintendent of Narcotics, Olorunfemi Abolarinwa, who received the two suspects on behalf of the agency, said they would be investigated thoroughly before facing prosecution to serve as a deterrent to others.