2 men sentenced to 5 months in jail for drug possession

2 men sentenced to death
Idowu Gbadegesin and Biliaminu Alade have been
sentenced to five months in prison respectively
for illegal possession of Indian Hemp.

Two men have been sentenced to five
months in jail respectively for trafficking
Indian Hemp.

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The Federal High Court, Ibadan, sentenced the
suspects identified as Idowu Gbadegesin and
Biliaminu Alade today, September 14, 'for
unlawfully dealing in psychotropic substance'.
Counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA),

 Mr Raphael Himinkaiye,
disclosed to the court that the suspects were
arraigned on the one-count charge of unlawful
possession of Indian Hemp.

The duo was arrested separately at different
locations April 22 and May 8 in Ibadan, Oyo
State.

The presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek ,
in two separate judgements, convicted the
suspects based on the evidence as well as the
guilty plea issued by both of the accused.
“Gbadegesin was sentenced to five months in
prison which took effect from the day he was
arrested .
“Alade was similarly sentenced to five months in
prison from the day of his arrest.
“The Cannabis Sativa found in the possession of
the convicts shall be destroyed by the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
“The monetary exhibit of N2,100 found on
Gbadegesin is hereby forfeited to the
federation’s account,” she ordered.
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Gbadegesin was arrested after being found in
possession of 650g Indian Hemp, while Alade was
nabbed with a sack concealing 300g of Canabiss
Sativa.

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