Governor says it is better to steal than smoke Indian hemp

chika ebuzor

January 28, 2018 12:35 PM

Governor Okorocha also explained the gravity of the punishment that will be meted out to anyone found selling weed.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has said that it is better to be an armed robber than to smoke Indian hemp.

Okorocha said this while addressing a some residents of Imo state.

The Governor, in a video released online, was seen talking to the people in Igbo language.

He said “You all know what the law says about Marijuana(weed)? Weed has killed my Children in Imo state. Anybody selling weed or consuming it, that person’s house will be demolished.

“Where we are now, it is better for someone to be an Armed Robber than to Smoke weed,” Daily Post reports.

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