124 bags of Indian hemp found in Borno Church

The Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno State, on Wednesday, said it arrested Pastor Moses Edon of the Celestial Church of Christ, at the House of Assembly Quarters in Maiduguri, with 124 bags of Indian Hemp.

JTF in a statement made available to DailyPost said the alleged Indian Hemp dealer was arrested based on information and intelligence.

JTF said its raid of the church at about 9.30 a.m on 10th July, 2013, led to the discovery and seizure of 124 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp parked in 3 rooms at the premises of the church.

“The suspect who is a pastor of the church, one Moses Edon admitted knowledge of the content of the bags and confessed that the Indian Hemp was brought for safe keeping from Ondo by a member of the church, one Mr Segun Oni.” JTF said.

According to JTF, preliminary investigation revealed that the church had not been active for sometime now, adding that it was being used for safe haven where Indian Hemp “partners in business” distribute the products to their customers in Maiduguri and environs.

The JTF also called on members of the public that there was a correlation between illicit drugs and crimes in the state.

It requested citizens to report the presence of dealers of such products to security agencies.