Police investigate man’s death after smoking hemp

The Police in Enugu state has commenced investigation into circumstances that led to the death of a 24-year-old man, Ebube Chukwu, who reportedly committed suicide after an overdose on a substance suspected to be Indian Hemp A press statement by the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in Enugu, said the incident happened on August 22, 2018, at Ameke Village in Enu-Oduma Community in the Aninri Local Government Area of the state.
Amaraizu said the man identified as Ebube Chukwu was reported to have committed suicide after taking his usual and hourly wraps of marijuana, popularly called Indian hemp.
“It was gathered that the victim had allegedly committed the act by hanging on top of a tree inside a forest at Obokolo, which is between Amorji and Ameke Oduma.
It was further gathered that the victim was always in the habit of smoking marijuana, which may have caused the unfortunate incident.” The spokesperson said that investigation had commenced with a view to ascertaining the actual cause of death.
Our correspondent reports that the remains of the deceased had been deposited in a morgue.
In another development, the command has said that its personnel had arrested four suspects over alleged plan to sell babies within Enugu metropolis.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who disclosed this in a statement in Enugu, said that the suspects were arrested by Police operatives attached to the Awkunanaw Police Division on August 21, 2018, following intelligence information received by the command.
“Four persons that specialise in the illicit business of sale of babies and trafficking have been nabbed by police operatives.
The suspects gave their names as Amarachi Igwe, Chekwube Ofornwa, Gidi Mohammed all of new Gariki Cattle Market Awkunanaw and One Ndubuisi Eze of Abakpa within Enugu.
“They were promptly nabbed over their deal to sell a two-monthold male child.
A manhunt had been intensified on the two other fleeing members of the gang,” he said Amaraizu further said that the arrested suspects had been helping the Police in the investigation.