Aggrieved youths have set ablaze the houses of suspected illegal drug dealers in Irete Autonomous Community in Owerri-Wesr LGA in Imo state.
On Thursday, youths in Umuelele village, off Owerri/Onitsha Expressway, fueled by frustration, took action against the scourge of illicit drugs in the community.
A village source claimed that warnings and letters had been issued previously to drug barons, demanding their immediate departure, but these warnings were ignored, leading the youths to set fire to their homes.
“Youths’ ire was a cluster of shanties situated behind St. Mary’s Hospital where drug peddlers congregated to dispense narcotine, including the head-popping ‘mkpuru-mmiri” the source said.
“Despite repeated warnings from the local authorities and community leaders against the proliferation of narcotine, the drug dealers remained adamant, disregarding all of the admonitions.
“It was for this reason that the youths took it upon themselves to take action by incinerating the houses of the drug dealers.”
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