Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo state, Baale Akinola Adebayo.
Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy said the traditional ruler was arrested in connection with three cannabis farms measuring 39.801546 hectares.
According to a statement by Babafemi, NDLEA officers in the early hours of Friday 10th March, stormed Kajola forest in Kajola community where they destroyed three cannabis farms measuring 39.801546 hectares.
He added that the owner of the farms who claims to be the Ba’ale of Kajola, Akinola Adebayo, 35, was arrested on the farm at 2:30am.
Also two other suspects believed to be his workers: Arikuyeri Abdulrahman, 23 and Habibu Ologun, 25, were also nabbed in a hut near the farms.
