By Francis Ogbuagu,Benin City
The reasons behind the looting of hundreds of bags of India hemp and other hard drugs in Edo office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has been revealed as not hunger,but criminality and a reflection of a sick society.
Recall that the Benin office of the NDLEA at Upper Sakponba Road was set ablaze, while weapons,hundreds of bags of India hemp and other hard drugs were looted on Wednesday, October 21,2020 by miscreants who highjacked ENDSARS protest in Benin City.The rampaging youths had capitalized on an alleged shooting of three protesters by security operatives who escorted the Executive Governor of Edo, MrGoodwin Obaseki to inspect the level of damages on some public institutions at the Upper Sakponba area of the city.
The Public Relation Officer of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju in a telephone charts with our Correspondent,said the looting of hard drugs by hoodlums was not for hunger,but criminality and a sign of rot in the society.
According to him,”the people that looted hard drugs like rice at the Edo State office of the NDLEA did not do so for hunger,but criminality and a reflection of the society we live in. The damages done were much,and it will require the 2021 budget for any thing serious to take place.We are looking for somewhere to stay in the interim.” He concluded.
