Police in Lagos have urged families to pay closer attention to what happens around them after officers uncovered an indoor c@nnabis farm inside a residential property in Apapa.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police described the discovery as another breakthrough in the command’s fight against drug abuse and trafficking.
He urged residents to watch their neighbours' activities and make efforts to know what goes on in their communities.
Officers found c@nnabis plants being grown in cups inside the property.
Police say the plants were meant for eventual sale in the illicit drug market.
The property manager said he had allowed a foreigner, who was stranded in Nigeria, to use a room at the property after the company that brought him into the country ran into difficulties.
"The gentleman here found himself in a fix in Nigeria, and I decided to give him a hand. However, he needed to find a way to go out of the country after the company that brought him had pretty much not worked out for them. They fell on bad times.
“So I said, okay, anything he needs help with, he should let me know. A couple of days later, he came with this idea. I said, well, I hope everything works out well for him. But then again, I found myself here with it.”
Asked whether the idea to grow c@nnabis came from the foreigner, the manager confirmed that it did.
He also admitted that his involvement was not entirely free, explaining that his job was to manage the property.
He denied any intention of profiting from the operation and described himself as a businessman who only wanted to help.
“I had no intentions to profit from it. I’m a businessman. I just happened to be someone who fell in the hands of trying to help another fellow. That’s it,” he said.
The manager further claimed that the foreigner was handling the sale of the c@nnabis when he was caught.
Police said investigations are ongoing as they intensify efforts to curb the cultivation and distribution of illicit drvgs.
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