75-year-old vows not to quit Indian hemp trade
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A 75-YEAR-old retired civil servant in Niger State, Idris Haruna who is now into Indian hemp business has vowed never to quit the illicit trade describing it as “very lucrative”
He said he went into the business to make ends meet after his retirement instead of begging for alms.
The octogenarian who is now in Police net said life became very miserable for him shortly after his retirement as a security guard in one of the State Ministries when he was introduced into the business by a hemp dealer.
“The dealer made the business easier for me by introducing me to some customers and after trying it twice, I discovered that the business is very sweet and with cool money coming out of it,” the octogenarian remarked.
Mallam Haruna said the dealer also facilitated the business by giving him the consignments on credit as a take off saying, "within few days, I have made a lot of money thereby making me to forget my former miserable life style”
Looking unperturbed, the suspect accused the police of “betraying” him as business in partner pointing out that, “those who arrested me (police) also patronize me and I am surprised that they are the same people that have arrested me.”
“Most of them patronize me in the night and when they came on the day of my arrest which was also in the night, I was happy because I thought they came for the usual business not knowing that they came to arrest me,” the octogenarian further opened up.
The state Police spokesmen, ASP Richard Adamu Oguche who confirmed the story said the case has been transferred to the NDLEA in Minna after police investigation.
He said he went into the business to make ends meet after his retirement instead of begging for alms.
The octogenarian who is now in Police net said life became very miserable for him shortly after his retirement as a security guard in one of the State Ministries when he was introduced into the business by a hemp dealer.
“The dealer made the business easier for me by introducing me to some customers and after trying it twice, I discovered that the business is very sweet and with cool money coming out of it,” the octogenarian remarked.
Mallam Haruna said the dealer also facilitated the business by giving him the consignments on credit as a take off saying, "within few days, I have made a lot of money thereby making me to forget my former miserable life style”
Looking unperturbed, the suspect accused the police of “betraying” him as business in partner pointing out that, “those who arrested me (police) also patronize me and I am surprised that they are the same people that have arrested me.”
“Most of them patronize me in the night and when they came on the day of my arrest which was also in the night, I was happy because I thought they came for the usual business not knowing that they came to arrest me,” the octogenarian further opened up.
The state Police spokesmen, ASP Richard Adamu Oguche who confirmed the story said the case has been transferred to the NDLEA in Minna after police investigation.
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