Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Court, Lagos State, yesterday sentenced a driver, Akinola Suleiman, to 10 years imprisonment for importing 11 kilogrammes of hard drugs. The judge convicted Suleiman following a nearly seven-year trial before two judges. He said the convict’s jail term would run from August 30, 2013, when the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested him. Suleiman pleaded not guilty, but Abang declined to grant him bail on the ground that he was a flight risk. And yesterday, the count found him guilty and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2020 03:11 UTC