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The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 50-year-old man, Oluwole Ariyo, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of Indian hemp. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of possession of Indian hemp. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 9 at about 1:00 p.m in Iyin-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendant had in his possession weeds suspected to be Indian hemp. Apata said the offence contravened Section 5 (b) of the Indian Hemp Act LFN 2004. He urged the court to adjourn the cas…

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