The Federal High Court in Lagos and Ogun state have sentenced six individuals to a total of 156 years imprisonment for drug trafficking and related offenses.
The Punch reported that it was based on charges brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
A 27-year-old drug dealer, Ahmed Abdulsabur, received the harshest sentence of 60 years in jail after being convicted on six counts.
According to reports, he was arrested in 2022 by NDLEA operatives and prosecuted in charge number FHC/AB/20C/2022 at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik.
The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement obtained by The Punch on Tuesday.
Delivering her judgment on the six counts charge brought against Abdulsabur, Justice Abdulmalik convicted and sentenced Abdulsabur to 10 years in prison on each count.
In another case, Olumide Elegbede was sentenced to 20 years in jail, with the terms of imprisonment running concurrently.
Justice Abdulmalik sentenced, Olumide Elegbede, 32, to 20 years jail term; 10 years for each of the two counts charged against him in charge number FHC/AB/128C/2I.
Meanwhile, Okechukwu Umeh, Lanre Adebayo, Adigun Adeshina, and Emmanuel Omijeh were convicted and sentenced to 19 years each, or 76 years in total, by Justice Akintayo Aluko at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
“This brings the total number of years for each of them to 19 years jail term and the four of them to 76 years imprisonment.
“The convicts Okechukwu Umeh, 41, Lanre Ismaila, 47, Adeshina Fatai, 50, and Emmanuel Omijeh, 42, were arrested in connection with the seizure and N3million offered as bribe kept as part of the exhibits for their prosecution.” Babafemi said.
According to Babafemi, the four convicts were given a choice by the judge to either serve their jail terms concurrently or pay a sum of N20 million in place of the jail terms.
NDLEA media director added, “This is in addition to granting the application by the NDLEA for the final forfeiture of a white colour Ford bus with registration number PHC 315 ZT, used in conveying 532. 8 kilograms of Loud variant of cannabis on the day of their arrest, Sunday, January 22, 2023 along Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
“The court also granted the final forfeiture of N3million offered as bribe by the convicts to NDLEA officers.
“The drugs concealed with ‘take away’ food packs in 19 big cartons were seized in the white Ford bus heading to Port Harcourt, Rivers state along Lagos-Ibadan expressway at 2:35am on Sunday, January 22.”
