NAN-H-15
Trafficking
By Sandra Umeh
Lagos, Oct. 11, 2016 (NAN) A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old shoe mender, Mohammed Ibrahim, to one year imprisonment for dealing in 500g of marijuana.
Ibrahim had pleaded guilty to a count charge, on arraignment by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
He pleaded for leniency, claiming that he was a first offender and would turn a new leaf.
The prosecutor, Mr Jeremiah Aernan, on Tuesday tendered for evidence, a written statement of Ibrahim, a request for scientific aid form, a drug analysis form and the narcotic.
Justice Ibrahim Buba admitted them as exhibits, found Ibrahim guilty as charged and convicted him.
“The accused did not waste the time of the court, and is hereby sentenced to one year imprisonment to begin from the date of his arrest,” he held.
He ordered that the drug should be destroyed if no appeal would subsist against the judgment.
The NDLEA had said that Ibrahim committed the offence on April 15 at Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos,
in contravention of Section 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004. (NAN)
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(Edited by Edwin Nwachukwu and controlled by Ijeoma Popoola)