CITIZENS COMPASS – A 31-year-old bricklayer, Rasheed Bolaji, is currently in trouble for selling Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp), in the Ikoyi Custodian Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS).
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has since sentenced him to two years imprisonment.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro sentenced Bolaji on Friday, following his guilty plea to a two-count charge of trafficking and unlawful dealing in 5.3 kilograms of Indian hemp brought against him by the National
him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Prosecution counsel M. I. Erondu, who reviewed the facts of the case, said Bolaji was arrested with the banned substance, which he was selling, on December 2, 2022, at the NCoS’ Ikoyi Centre.
She said the offence contravened and was punishable under sections 11(b) and 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.
Erondu prayed the court to sentence the bricklayer under sections 274(2) and 375 of the Administration of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
