A Lagos Federal High Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a 20-year-old ex-convict, Wasiu Tajudeen, to five years imprisonment for dealing in Indian hemp.
The convict was given the jail term by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa after he pleaded guilty to a count charge of unlawful dealing in the prohibited leaves made against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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Earlier, the prosecutor, Mr Lambert Nor, told the court that the ex-convict was arrested with the banned weed on July 2, 2022, at Abule-Odu, Lagos State.
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