Nine Ghanaians arrested for attempting to smuggle 10,843.95kgs cannabis into Nigeria through the sea were, on Friday, 14th Oct, convicted and sentenced to 72 years imprisonment.
Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director, Media & Advocacy, said in a statement that they were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution.
The statement further states that at the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in 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 convicts include Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Natte.
