Justice Hadiza Shagari of the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Monday sentenced two teenagers to 80 days imprisonment each for unlawful possession of 10kg of marijuana.
The convicts, Yusuf Ahmed, 19, and Salisu Balarabe, 19, were both sentenced after they pleaded guilty to unlawful possession and breach of public peace.
The judge, however, did not give the convicts an option of fine, but ordered that their jail term should begin from the day of their arrest.
She stated that the evidence (cannabis) tendered before the court by the prosecutor had assisted the court in convicting the defendants.
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Earlier, the NDLEA prosecuting counsel, T. J. Atserhegh, told the court that the two boys committed the offence on Oct. 31 at about 9pm, around Kawo area of Kaduna.
He said the convicts were caught with 10kg cannabis Sativa, popularly known as “Indian hemp’’ at odd hours by the police.
The defence counsel, Ms Zainab Sani, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, as they were first-time offenders. (NAN)
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