By Austin Ogwuda
Henceforth, any youth or persons found smoking Indian hemp or sniffing any hard drug within Agbor community and environs will be arrested on the spot and handed over the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA prosecution.
This was the resolution reached at a recent meeting of various private security outfits operating in the area, which dubbed itself as Ika Security Operatives.
Rising from a crucial meeting the group vowed to curb the rising cases of drug related challenges in Agbor, Owa and environs.
The resolution was contained in a communique signed by all the head of various private security outfits in the locality and made available to newsmen in Boji-Boji Owa of Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to the communique, “we have resolved that any youth or group of people found involved in the sales of these hard drugs shall be arrested and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA.
“Also, any person or persons found smoking or in consumption of these drugs shall as well be arrested and handed over to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution”.
Patent Medicine dealers, they further warned should “desist from the sale of these hard drugs or face the full weight of the law. These decisions were taken in the best interest of the entire residence of Ika nation.
“These decisions were reached as a result of the impediments as regards its adverse mental health challenges these drugs has caused our youths as parents and caregivers have continued to suffer from.
Members of the group are comprising Owa Rinma Security Outfit; Agbor Rinma Security Outfit; Ika North East Vigilante; Ika South Vigilante; Delta North Security Network; Agbor Youth General; Anioma Security Watch; Anti-Cult Groups and Nigeria Hunters/ Forest Security Service.
*Credit: Additional report: Christian Ogoh, Ministry of Information, Delta
