8th November, 2024
By Sandra Umeh
A 49-year-old carpenter, and father of six, Ademola Oke, was sentenced to nine months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to charges bordering on drug trafficking Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday
Oke was arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji, on Nov. 1, by the National Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on a two-count charge bordering on illegal deal in restricted narcotics.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Counsel to the defendant had prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, saying his client is a first offender.
He added that he would turn a new leaf.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Faji noted that Ademola Oke, a father of six , had been unlawfully selling drugs for the past six years as a means of livelihood.
He subsequently sentenced him to a term of nine months in prison on count one, and nine months on count two.
He held that the terms shall run concurrently from the date of arrest.
The Prosecutor, Mr Korinjo Aondofa, had reviewed the facts of the case after his arraignment, and tendered several documents in support of his case.
Some of the documents included: a request for scientific aid form, a packaging of substance form, statement of the convict, bulk of the substance, and a transparent pouch.
He prayed the court to convict and proceed to sentence the defendant based on his plea and evidence of prosecution.
The court, accordingly, convicted the defendant as charged.
Ademola Oke the prosecutor said, was caught with A181g of cannabis and 4.48g of Methamphetamine, both categorised as banned narcotics similar to cocaine and heroin in the NDLEA schedule.
The offence contravened the provisions of Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act Cap N30, Law of the Federation, 2004.
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