%20Akwa%20Ibom%20State%20command,%20over%20issues%20of%20illicit%20drug.The%20mother%20of%20the%20baby,%20Emem,%20who%20was%20in%20the%20caged%20room%20at%20the%20NDLEA%20state%20command%20headquarters,%20Uyo%20said%20she%20was%20arrested%20with%20the%20baby%20while%20selling%20Indian%20hemp%20for%20the%20brother%20who%20had%20left%20for%20work%20and%20instructed%20her%20to%20go%20ahead%20with%20the%20sales%20on%20his%20behalf.The%20nursing%20mother%20claimed%20she%20was%20from%20Ikot%20Ekpene%20and%20was%20arrested%20alongside%20her%20father%20more%20than%20a%20month%20ago,%20while%20conducting%20the%20hemp%20sales%20for%20the%20brother.She%20said%20she%20never%20knew%20that%20Indian%20hemp%20was%20internationally%20recognized%20as%20illicit%20drug,%20as%20such,%20she%20was%20helping%20her%20brother%20to%20sell%20the%20item%20to%20get%20enough%20commission%20to%20take%20care%20of%20herself%20and%20the%20baby,%20since%20the%20father%20of%20the%20child%20had%20abandoned%20them.Daily%20Sun%20could%20not,%20however,%20meet%20the%20father%20of%20the%20suspect%20or%20the%20grandfather%20of%20Baby%20Godsliving%20to%20corroborate%20or%20refute%20her%20daughter%E2%80%99s%20claim.But%20some%20officers%20of%20the%20NDLEA%20said%20Emem%20was%20not%20actually%20a%20detainee,%20but%20was%20undergoing%20rehabilitation%20because%20she%20was%20regarded%20as%20a%20victim%20instead%20of%20a%20trafficker%20of%20hard%20drugs.%E2%80%9CShe%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20sleep%20here%20because%20of%20the%20baby.%20See%20her%20bed%20outside;%20but%20we%20had%20to%20put%20her%20here%20because%20of%20the%20event%20that%20we%20are%20having%20today.%20Even%20at%20that,%20this%20room%20has%20a%20bed%20with%20mosquito%20treated%20net,%20a%20television%20and%20a%20video%20machine%20for%20her%20pleasure.%20In%20the%20night%20we%20will%20take%20her%20to%20sleep%20on%20another%20there%20(pointing%20to%20a%20bed%20by%20the%20reception%20of%20the%20office).Earlier%20while%20briefing%20the%20press,%20as%20part%20of%20events%20to%20mark%20the%202013%20World%20Drug-Free%20Day%20which%20has%20the%20theme:%20%E2%80%9CThe%20New%20Psychotropic%20Substances%E2%80%9D%20with%20the%20slogan:%20%E2%80%9CMake%20Health%20Your%20New%20High%20in%20Life,%E2%80%9D%20the%20state%20commander%20of%20the%20agency,%20Mrs.%20Josephine%20Obi%20said%20her%20command%20had%20arrested%20207%20persons%20on%20matters%20relating%20to%20drug%20abuse%20and%20illicit%20trafficking.Obi%20said%20there%20had%20also%20been%20a%20seizure%20of%20104.59kg%20of%20drugs%20and%20gave%20a%20breakdown%20of%20the%20statistics%20to%20be%20175%20male%20suspects,%2032%20female%20suspects,%20104.394kg%20of%20cannabis%20sativa,%200.103kg%20of%20cocaine,%200.090kg%20of%20heroin%20and%2022%20and%20a%20half%20litres%20of%20psychotropic%20substances%20popularly%20called,%20combine.According%20to%20her,%20the%20agency%20had%20also%20secured%2014%20convictions,%20counseled%2095%20drug%20abusers,%20and%20presented%20enlightenment%20lectures%20in%20schools%20and%20other%20fora%20across%20the%20state.She%20said%20to%20continue%20in%20the%20fight%20against%20drug%20abuse%20and%20illicit%20trafficking,%20the%20state%20command%20had%20lined%20up%20events%20to%20mark%20this%20year%E2%80%99s%20celebration,%20such%20as%20rallies%20across%20the%20state,%20special%20lectures%20to%20enlighten%20the%20public%20on%20the%20increasing%20dangers%20of%20drug%20abuse%20and%20illicit%20trafficking,%20signs%20of%20drug%20abuse%20and%20how%20to%20avoid%20drug%20abuse,%20with%20particular%20emphasis%20on%20the%20new%20psychotropic%20substances%20in%20all%20the%20local%20government%20areas%20of%20the%20state%20from%20July%202%20to%204,%202013She%20urged%20all%20members%20of%20the%20public%20to%20take%20advantage%20of%20the%20celebration%20and%20join%20the%20agency%20in%20the%20war%20against%20drug%20abuse%20and%20illicit%20trafficking%20for%20their%20own%20good%20and%20also%20to%20safeguard%20the%20lives%20of%20their%20loved%20ones%20to%20ensure%20a%20safe,%20healthy%20and%20secured%20society%20where%20there%20would%20be%20peace%20and%20development.KI/8kB5G0_Cj-M/s1600/old.jpg)
In Uyo,a four-month old baby,mother and grandfather has been detained over the issues of illicit drugs.The mother of the baby
Emem said she was arrested with her baby while selling indian hemp for the brother,who had left for work and instructed her to sell it on his behalf.She said she never knew indian hemp was internationally recognised as illicit drug.Though she is still well taking care of,because of her baby.
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