Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria
Nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment each by the federal high court in Laos for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria.
This was confirmed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement released on Sunday, noting that the convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Natte — were sentenced on Friday.
Babafemi said the convicts had attempted to smuggle 10,843.95 kilogrammes of cannabis into Nigeria “through the sea”.
He said, “They were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution.
“At the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in charge numb...