Crimes

Nine Ghanaians jailed 72 years for smuggling cannabis into Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians arrested for attempting to smuggle 10,843.95kgs cannabis into Nigeria through the seaport have been convicted and sentenced to 72 years imprisonment.

Delivering his ruling in the matter on Friday, October 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 convicts include: Victor Wuddah; Freeman Gazul; Adotete Joseph; Sottie Moses; Sottie Stephen; Christian Tette; Kanu Okonipa; Daniel Koyepti; and Kanu Natte.

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 number FHC/L/292C/2021.

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