Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal High Court in Lagos last
Friday sentenced a 33-year-old trader to three years’ imprisonment, for
dealing in illicit drug.
Okeke convicted and sentenced Jerry Gaye, a Nigerian resident in the Gambia, after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of dealing in banned substance -Methaphetamine.
“Having pleaded guilty to the charge before this honourable court, the accused is hereby convicted as charged.
“The accused is, therefore, sentenced to a term of three years’ imprisonment, which shall start running from Aug. 21, 2011, when he was first arrested and detained,” Okeke held.
The prosecutor, Mr Raphael Hinmikaiye, had told the court during Gaye’s arraignment in May, 2012, that he was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
He said that Gaye was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during an outward clearance of an Ethiopian airline flight.
Hinmikaiye told the court that the NDLEA recovered about 600g of Methaphetamine -- a narcotic similar to cocaine, from him, and that he intended to export the substance to Malaysia.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 11 (b) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.
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Okeke convicted and sentenced Jerry Gaye, a Nigerian resident in the Gambia, after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of dealing in banned substance -Methaphetamine.
“Having pleaded guilty to the charge before this honourable court, the accused is hereby convicted as charged.
“The accused is, therefore, sentenced to a term of three years’ imprisonment, which shall start running from Aug. 21, 2011, when he was first arrested and detained,” Okeke held.
The prosecutor, Mr Raphael Hinmikaiye, had told the court during Gaye’s arraignment in May, 2012, that he was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
He said that Gaye was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during an outward clearance of an Ethiopian airline flight.
Hinmikaiye told the court that the NDLEA recovered about 600g of Methaphetamine -- a narcotic similar to cocaine, from him, and that he intended to export the substance to Malaysia.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 11 (b) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.
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