by Oge Okonkwo

Reports say a  600-acre Indian hemp farm located at Ode-Ekiti in Gbonyin LGA   in Ekiti state has been discovered by the  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of the state.

This was revealed  to newsmen in an interview with the Ekiti State Commandant of the agency, Dele Akingbade,  saying the weed farm was discovered on July 24  after a tip-off from concerned members of the public.

He added that four men were caught on the farm and they had confessed to being paid N1,000 daily to watch over the farm.

Akingbade described the farm as the largest individually owned hemp farm in Ekiti.