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A 72-year-old man, Samuel Akhigbe, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing in a banned narcotic drug.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arraigned him before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Prosecution counsel, Jeremiah Aernan, said Akhigbe dealt in 3.3 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, a narcotic drug similar to cocaine, heroin and LSD, without lawful authority.
He allegedly committed the offence in November 9, 2015 at 5, Command Road, Ipaja, thereby violating Section 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.
Akhigbe, who said he suffers from tuberculosis, pleaded guilty to the charge. “I am guilty,” he said when the one-count charge was read to him.
Aernan asked for a new date for review of facts of the case and sentencing. Justice Saidu adjourned till March 12.
NDLEA also arraigned three men and a woman – Okwuma Michael, Juliet Gabriel, Kelechukwu Eletamuzor and James Nwajagu – for allegedly attempting to import and export banned narcotic drugs.
Prosecution counsel, Fingere Dinneys, said Michael was arrested on October 27, 2015 during inward clearance of South African Airways flight from Brazil at the ‘E’ Arrival Hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
He allegedly imported 3.4 kilogrammes of cocaine without lawful authority. Michael pleaded not guilty.