Nasarawa Police Discover Suspected Cannabis Farm, Arrest Three Suspects.
The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, has apprehended no fewer than three suspects and recovered large quantities of leaves believed to be cannabis, including freshly harvested leaves allegedly taken from a garden.
In a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, and obtained by our correspondent in Lafia, the state capital.
According to him, the command also recovered quantities of dry and fresh leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in Keana Local Government Area of the state.
Those suspects arrested are identified as Aondaver Dominic, Sylvanus Umoor and Peter Tar, were arrested on October 22, 2026, at about 1:00 p.m. by operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lafia, during an anti-crime patrol. Nansel, however, explained that the operation took place at Sabongida Bature and Gidan Kparev villages in Kadarko, where the operatives were led to a hideout where marijuana was allegedly sold and consumed. He maintained that the suspects attempted to flee upon sighting the operatives, but were apprehended and quantities of dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.
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