Nigeria Farmers Abandon Food Crops For Cannabis

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NIGERIA:  Most Nigerian farmers now abandon growing food and economic crops for cannabis in a bid to become instant millionaires , the country’s anti-narcotics agency said on Saturday.

In a statement, Ahmadu Giade, the chairperson of the Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said: “It is sad and disturbing that most farmers are now abandoning food and economic crops for cannabis.”

Last year, the NDLEA arrested 8 052 suspected drug traffickers, including 542 women, it said.

The NDLEA boss said that more than 1 400 hectares of land was used last year for cannabis plantation.

“This 1 404.27 hectares of land could have changed the fortunes of our agricultural sector if properly utilised,” he stated.

Nigerian Actress Tonto Denies Writing Marijuana Tweet

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NIGERIA: Fear may have gripped controversial actress, Tonto Charity Dikeh after the NDLEA reportedly threatened to investigate her posts online on Thursday and possibly throw her in jail for at least 5 years for allegedly encouraging or using the banned narcotic.

Apparently worried by the reactions the post and the NDLEA reported investigation created, the actress denied the post and claimed that a fan wrote the post and not her. [Read more…]