Justice S. Seidu of the Federal High Court, Lagos,on
Tuesday sentenced a veteran guitarist Fatoke Abiodun to three years
imprisonment for drug trafficking.
The
convict pleaded guilty to one count charge of unlawful exportation of 1.575kg
of cocaine on February 26 while ruling was reserved till this month.
The
defence counsel, Mr. Bayo Onifade, had pleaded with the court to temper justice
with mercy since the convict is 62 years old, a husband of three wives with 12
children.
In
his ruling, Justice Seidu sentenced the convict to three years imprisonment
with effect from the date of arrest.
He
noted that the appeal of the defence counsel and the fact that the convict
pleaded guilty as charged without wasting the time of the court was carefully
considered.
Meanwhile,
the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade has reiterated his call
for stiffer penalty for drug offenders.
According
to Giade, “punishment must be commensurate to serve as a deterrent to others.
The drug is worth several millions of naira and the damage to humanity cannot
be quantified.”
Abiodun
was apprehended by NDLEA operatives on January 1 at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport, Lagos.
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Pls I no wht he did was bad bt pls cus of his age nd wifes nd 12children if is prossible 2reduce 1yr out of d 3 pls..so he won't die dere he is an old man..nd he did nt rub or kill
ReplyDeleteIt seems this drug trafficing stuff is now more common with d Yorubas, or is it that d Igbo's dont get caught ?
ReplyDeleteThat was for the yoruba people until the ibo man came to lagos.
ReplyDeleteBuzen it seem u r stupid by calling Ibo's instead of u 2 call a spead a spead u wnt 2 take it 2 anoda place. U beta b careful
ReplyDeleteHow can anyone plead for mercy on account of his age. It is evil. Is that not the time to draw closer to ones creator. Whatever you have been trying to get should have proved good or bad and now look forward to the life after. I hope the man gives his life to Christ by his prison exp.
ReplyDeleteLeave d ibos alone this tribalist!just adress d issue on ground
ReplyDeletePlease buzen or buzzing keep τ̲̅ђǝ̥ igbo's outta this. Τ̲̅ђǝ̥ ofe mmanu man got sloppy S̶̲̥̅ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ he should bear τ̲̅ђǝ̥ brunt.3yrs Ȋ̝̊̅ڪ a fair judgement for me,mind U̶̲̥̅̊ 3yrs Ȋ̝̊̅ڪ exactly 3yrs I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ prison.
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