The Federal High Court, Ibadan Division, on Thursday sentenced a 40-year-old woman, Omodunmami Ayantola, to one year in the correctional centre for trafficking 45.6kg of cannabis.

Delivering judgement, Justice Uche Agomoh convicted and sentenced Ms Ayantola based on her guilty plea and the evidence tendered against her by the prosecution.

Ms Agomoh added that she reduced the convict’s jail term because she did not waste the time and resources of the court before pleading guilty.

She said that the convict was also a first-time offender.

“The convict has shown signs of remorse and has promised to turn a new leaf after completing her jail term.

“To serve as a deterrent to others, Ayantola is sentenced to one-year imprisonment from the date of arrest.

“The dried weed substance found in her possession shall be destroyed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),” Ms Agomoh said.

The prosecuting counsel, D.O. Otunla, had told the court that the convict committed the crime on April 1, at the Eleta area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

Mr Otunla said that the NDLEA operatives received intelligence reports from informants that Ms Ayantola was into illicit drug dealing.

According to him, the operatives arrested the convict in possession of a substantial quantity of cannabis sativa weighing 45.6kg.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provision of Section 11(C ) of the NDLEA Act Cap. N30 Law of the Federation, 2004. 

(NAN)