Five women in court for ‘smoking marijuana’ in public

Our Reporter

THE police on Wednesday arraigned five women in a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for allegedly smoking marijuana in public.

The police charged Zarah Adamu, 23, Amila Idris-Bawa, 25, Hauwa Salihu, Halima Murtala and Naima Lawal with  two counts of unlawful possession of marijuana and breach of peace.

Prosecution counsel Inspector Shuaibu Ibrahim, told the court that the defendants were arrested on March 13 at by policemen on patrol along Kigo Road, Kaduna.

He said that the women were caught smoking marijuana in a public place.

Judge Muhammad Adam-Shehu granted them bail and adjourned the case until March 26 for hearing.