3 Kingpins, 16 Other Convicts Bag 302 Years In Jail For Drug Traffic

Three kingpins and  sixteen  different  offenders  were  convicted and sentenced to  a complete  of Three Hundred and Two (302) years in  jail  for trafficking  and working  in illicit  tablets  along with  cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine,  hashish  and opioids following their arrest and diligent prosecution  through  the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

The 19 convicts  pinnacle  the  listing  of 414 drug traffickers and  sellers  convicted  through  the Federal High Court in Benue, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Gombe and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja  among  July 1st  thirty first  2024  primarily based totally  on  prices  filed  towards  them  through  the anti-narcotics agency.

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One of the  3  kingpins, 50-year-  vintage  Bolanle Lookman Dauda  changed into  arrested in an intelligence-led raid  through  operatives of a  unique  operation unit in NDLEA at Ibiye,  alongside  Lagos-Badagry  parkway  even as  trying to  move  the land border to  supply  the consignment in Ghana on Saturday  twenty fifth  May 2024.

At the  factor  of his arrest,  forty two  blocks of cocaine weighing 47.  five  kilograms  have been  located  on him. A  rapid  comply with  up operation in his  house  at Plot 24/25 OPIC extension, Petedo road, Agbara, Ogun  kingdom ,  caused  the  restoration  of  extra  8  blocks of the  equal  drug weighing 10kg, bringing  the full  weight of the cocaine seized from him to 57.  five  kilograms.

He  changed into  finally  arraigned  earlier than  Hon. Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos in  fee  variety  FHC/L/537C/2024. In his judgment  added  on  nineteenth  July 2024, Justice Allagoa convicted and sentenced him to 21 years imprisonment or  fee  of an  choice  of N30million  first-rate .

Another kingpin who  changed into  placed  at the back of  bars is 34-year-  vintage  Ikeh Stanley Ifeanyi who  changed into  arrested  on the  famous  Idumota  marketplace  in Lagos Island,  wherein  no fewer than 1,  one hundred  ampoules of  deadly  artificial  opioid, fentanyl, weighing 6.480kg  have been  recovered from him. The  risky  opioid is  one hundred  instances  stronger  than heroin and  presently  answerable for  over 70% overdose deaths  in addition to  a primary  contributor to  deadly  and nonfatal overdoses  withinside the  US.

He  changed into  later arraigned  earlier than  Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court Lagos in  fee  variety  FHC/L/433C/2024. Delivering his judgment on 4th July 2024, the trial  decide  convicted Ifeanyi on  the 2  counts  fee  and sentenced him  to fourteen  years in  prison  or an  choice  of N2million  first-rate .

In his  personal  case, Christian Anyanwu  changed into  arrested on Saturday  twenty sixth  November, 2022 with 1.  four  kilograms of methamphetamine  hid  internal  custard tins packed  amongst  cosmetics and foodstuffs going to Brazil  through  Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. He  changed into  finally  docked  earlier than  Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court Lagos, and later convicted on  twelfth  July 2024. In his ruling, the trial  decide  sentenced Anyanwu to  sixteen  years in  prison ,  4  of  that is  a  obligatory  imprisonment  with out  an  choice  of  first-rate .

Others who bagged  obligatory  imprisonment in July for drug trafficking include: Moses Yakubu sentenced  to twenty-five  years in  jail  on  twenty second  July  through  Justice Rita Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court Abuja; Oluosun Okikiola who  changed into  convicted and sentenced  to fifteen  years in  prison  on  seventeenth  July  through  Justice A. A Okeke of the Federal High Court Abeokuta, Ogun  kingdom . In the  equal  vein, Justice R.J Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, Benue  kingdom  convicted and sentenced Chanchan Terpase to seven years in  jail  on  ninth  July  even as  Justice C.O. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin, Edo  kingdom  convicted and sentenced Beauty Gani to 30 years in  jail  or  fee  of an  choice  of N8million  first-rate  on  third  July 2024.

While commending the  officials  and  guys  of the  numerous  instructions  worried  withinside the  arrest and prosecution of the  instances  in addition to  the judiciary  for fast  adjudication, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd)  stated  the sentencing of the convicts will  in addition  provide  chew  to the drug  deliver  discount  efforts of the Agency.
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