Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in
Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a woman, Mariam Saliu, to 10 years imprisonment for trafficking 2.5 Kilograms of Cannabis Sativa.
Justice Osiagor sentenced Saliu after she pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of unlawfully exporting the prohibited weed brought against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The prosecutor, Abu Ibrahim had told the court that the convict was arrested on March 5, 2022, during the examination of intending Cargoes to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Skyway Handling Company Limited (SAHCO) Export Shed, a Customs Area/Point of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
Ibrahim claimed that the convict procured an agent, Audu Muhammed, to commit the act.
The prosecutor further told the court that the offence violated section 21 (1)(e) and was punishable under section 11(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
