{"id":91512,"date":"2022-02-04T11:22:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=91512"},"modified":"2022-02-04T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:22:07","slug":"hard-drugs-fuelling-banditry-criminal-acts-in-nigeria-marwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/hard-drugs-fuelling-banditry-criminal-acts-in-nigeria-marwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Drugs Fuelling Banditry, Criminal Acts In Nigeria \u2013 Marwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. 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