Court Inspects 45 bags of Cannabis Sativa in the on going trial of three accused Drugs Dealer

A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria presided over by justice Abimbola Olawumi Awogboro today Tuesday inspected 45 bags of Cannabis Sativa popularly called “IGBO” brought to the court premises in a pick up van as exhibit.

The inspection of the dangerous substance was at request of the National drug law Enforcement Agency prosecutor Mr. J.I. Aernan in the course of the trial of three accused persons John Ogunmefu 36, Idowu Adebayo 33, and Okoliko Andrew who were alleged to be the merchant of the dangerous weeds.

Others in attendance in the course of inspecting the bags of the weeds to ascertain the number of bags, are the counsel to the accused persons Barrister Prosper Ojakovo, the prosecutor Mr. J. I. Aernan, some NDLEA officials who brought the exhibit to court, and the court Registrar Mr. Joe Olutoye.

In a two count charge filed before the court by the prosecutor J.I. Aernan the three accused men were alleged to have sometimes in the year 2020 at Majidun Awori Ikorodu, a suburb area of Lagos state without lawful authority dealt in 566.244 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa.

After the inspection of the weeds park in a pick up van within the premises of the court, the presiding Judge Awogboro adjourned till 4th of July, 2022 when the trial of the accused persons will continue.

The two count charge as stated in the charge numbered FhC/L/202C/2020

Count 1

That you John Ogunmefu,male adult,36 years old,Idowu Adebayo, male, adult, 33 years old and Okoliko Andrew male adult 34 years old on or about the 27th day of May, 2020 at Majidun Awori Ikorodu,Lagos state within the jurisdiction of this honorable court without lawful authority conspired amongst yourselves to wit; deal in 566.244kg of Cannabis Sativa a narcotic similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 14(b)of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

COUNT II

That you, John Ogunmefun, male, adult, 36 years old, Idowu Adebayo, male, adult, 33 years old and Okoliko Andrew, male, adult, 34 years old on or about the 27thday of May 2020 at Majidun Awori Ikorodu, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without lawful authority dealt in 566.244kg of Cannabis Sativa a narcotic dru similar to Cocaine, Heroin and LSD and thereby committed an offence contrary to a punishable under section 11(c) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.