Ibadan – Gbenga Opaleye, the chairman of Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Tuesday, declared that the council had begun clampdown on Indian hemp joints within communities notorious for violence within the council area.
Opaleye spoke with newsmen shortly after holding a security meeting with some community leaders and vigilante groups from across the council area in connection with the violence that erupted in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan on Monday.
He identified the rising number of Indian hemp joints within the council area as the major cause of incessant violence in area, insisting that members of the notorious gangs terrorizing the areas usually foment trouble after taking the hard drug.
The Oyo State Police Command reportedly arrested 46 people in connection with the violence, during which one person was killed and several others seriously injured by the hoodlums.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the council chairman lamented that it was unfortunate that over 100 Indian hemp joints have been discovered within the trouble areas.
Opaleye further maintained that the council had also been alerted that most of the women selling local gin (paraga) in the affected communities are Indian hemp peddlers.
He, however, added that with the help of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the council area had begun clampdown on Indian hemp joints.
He said apart from this, the council had decided to build three different police posts within the troubled communities, as part of efforts to curb the alarming rate of violence.
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Source: Daily Independent
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