NAN-H-8
Remand
Lagos, Nov. 9, 2016 (NAN) A Federal High Court on Wednesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Idris Abubakar, in prison custody, pending his bail application in a case brought against him for alleged illicit drug dealing.
Abubakar, who deals in scrap iron, is facing a one-count bordering on the offence brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following his plea, counsel to the accused, Mr G.U. Okaka, informed the court that he had yet to file a bail application on behalf of his client.
The trial Judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor, ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody, pending his bail application, and fixed Dec. 7 for hearing.
The prosecutor, Mr Jeremiah Aernan, had told the court that the accused was arrested on Aug. 26, under a bridge at Ijora in Lagos.
According to the prosecutor, 200 g of Marijuana was seized from the accused, who was reported to be a syndicate of the narcotics to his customers.
He said that the accused was accordingly arrested and charged.
The offence is said to have contravened the provisions of sections 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30 Laws of the Federation, 2004.(NAN)
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Edited by Oluwole Sogunle