The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State convicted 149 drug dealers arrested by the Lagos State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 2015.
Three of the convicts who were sentenced to life imprisonment have commenced their service as others equally got different punishment.
It was gathered by Nigerian Tribune that those who got life sentence are: Abiodun Elemoro of Palm Church Street, Lagos Island, convicted on January 29, 2015 for being in possession of 30.5 grammes of cocaine; Sule Ibrahim of Mopo Alayo village, Okun Ajah, Lagos, convicted on October 20, 2015 for possessing 11.8kg of cannabis and Aluagwu Lawrence, 32, of Iju Ishaga, Lagos, convicted on December 9, 2015 for possessing 220 grammes of cannabis.
Some others got various terms of imprisonment.
One of the convicts will spend 25 years behind bars and another will spend 17 years in prison. Four others got 15 years each. Another four convicts were sentenced to 10 years each while 19 others got five years each.
Acting Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Mrs. Roli Bode-George, described the convictions as impressive and capable of discouraging people from drug trafficking.
"These convictions are strong enough to deter other from drug trafficking. This is highly impressive and motivating to the agency for the time and material resources spent in arrest and prosecution of drug dealers,” she said.
NDLEA Lagos State commander, Mr. Sule Aliyu, said that while 149 drug dealers were convicted in 2015, about 164 other cases were pending as of December 31, 2015.
“Apart from the 149 persons convicted, there are 164 pending cases in court. The command in 2015 also seized a total 7,345.87 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs mainly cannabis which is commonly called hemp and arrested 531 suspected drug dealers comprising 507 males and 24 females."
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