Lagos drug dealers sentenced to 600 hours of community service

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Lagos drug dealers sentenced to 600 hours of community service

By Peoples Gazette

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Christian Osinachi 27, and Odinaka Enwere 34, were sentenced for conspiracy to engage in drug trafficking and drug trafficking following guilty pleas to charges authorities prosecuted them for.

A Lagos Federal High Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced two illegal drug dealers,  to 300 hours of community service each.

Christian Osinachi 27, and Odinaka Enwere 34, were sentenced for conspiracy to engage in drug trafficking and drug trafficking following guilty pleas to charges authorities prosecuted them for. 

According to Nigeria's Drugs Body, the convicts committed the offences on November 15, 2023, at Lekki, Lagos.

The court also sentenced one other, Rasaq Bello to 300 hours of community service for drug trafficking.

Mr Bello illegally dealt in 487g of Indian hemp on November 30, 2023, at Surulere, Lagos State, according to authorities. He also admitted guilt before the court.

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