A Federal High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a 43-year-old man, Yinusa Ajibade, to six months’ imprisonment for trafficking in 700 grammes of Indian hemp.
The convict, a mechanic apprentice, was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari, on a one count charge of dealing in restricted narcotics.
He pleaded guilty.
After his plea, the prosecutor, Mr. Jeremiah Aernan, reviewed the facts of the case.
He tendered a confessional statement of the convict, a request for scientific aid form, a drug analysis form as well as remnants of the restricted substance as exhibits.
Delivering judgment, Justice Shagari found the accused guilty and convicted him.
“The convict is hereby sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, beginning from the date of his arrest,” the judge said.
The prosecutor had told the court that the convict committed the offence on November 14, 2017.
He said the convict was arrested at 46, Yetunde Brown Street, Ifako, in Lagos, with about 700g of Cannabis Sativa popularly called Indian hemp.
Aernan said the offence contravened Section 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation, 2004.
Before judgment, the convict had begged the court to temper justice with mercy and give him another chance to become a better person.
