OGUN POLICE ARREST WOMAN OVER ALLEGED CANNABIS SALE, KNIFE-WIELDING

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By: Fasasi Hammad

The Ogun State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of a woman seen in a viral video wielding a knife and hurling curses at police officers over an alleged arrest linked to the sale of cannabis, popularly known as Indian hemp.

In the video, the middle-aged woman, dressed in a green gown, was initially seen sitting inside a car while insulting and cursing the officers who had reportedly arrested her.

She later stepped out of the vehicle with a knife and moved towards a young woman, believed to be one of the officers recording the incident.

Speaking in Yoruba, the woman questioned why the police were repeatedly harassing her over the alleged sale of cannabis, insisting that she was not the only person involved in the trade.

The incident reportedly occurred in Ijebu Igbo, headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Confirming the arrest on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the matter was under investigation.

“The suspect has been arrested and the matter is already under investigation,” Babaseyi said.

The Ogun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN, also confirmed that the woman would be charged to court.

Ogungbade said he had contacted the Commissioner of Police regarding the viral video and was informed that the suspect would be arraigned on Friday.