The Ibadan Division of the Federal High Court on Monday sentenced a 50-year-old woman, Bidemi Adesegun, to six years’ imprisonment for trafficking 2.1 kilograms of cannabis.

Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh held that she convicted and sentenced the defendant due to the overwhelming evidence before the court.

“Adesegun is hereby sentenced to six years in prison due to the fact that she is not a first time offender. The exhibit found in her possession is forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria and shall be destroyed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA),” the judge said.

The judge also warned that the court would not hesitate to apply the full wrath of the law on any other convict.

Counsel to the NDLEA, Oyo command, Raphael Himinkaiye, told the court that the defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of unlawful dealing in narcotics.

Mr Himinkaiye told the court that NDLEA operatives arrested the convict on October 16, 2021, at about 4:00 a.m., in her residence located in the Onipasan area of Ibadan.

He added that NDLEA operatives subsequently recovered a black sack containing the cannabis from the house.

According to the prosecutor, Ms Adesegun is a serial drug trafficker because she was previously convicted in 2004 for a similar offence.

He said that the offence contravened section 11 (C) of the NDLEA Act Cap n30 Law of the federation 2004.

(NAN)