Nine Ghanaians sentenced eight years each over attempt to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria
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"Delivering his ruling in the matter on Friday, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos convicted the Ghanaians of conspiracy and dealing in cannabis and thereafter sentenced each of them to eight years in prison,"
A Nigeria Court on Friday sentenced nine Ghanaians to eight years each to prison for attempting to smuggle 10, 843.95kg of cannabis into Nigeria, the country’s Drug Law Enforcement Agency said in a statement.
The convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Nanu were initially arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
“At the conclusion of the investigation, they were arraigned with charge number FHC/L/292C/2021. Delivering his ruling in the matter on Friday, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos convicted the Ghanaians of conspiracy and dealing in cannabis and thereafter sentenced each of them to eight years in prison,” the statement from the drug agency said yesterday.
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