Man, 27, Jailed 7 Years For Drug Trafficking

The Federal High Court 1, Jos, on Friday
sentenced a 27-year old man, Babale
Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment
for possessing Indian hemp and
psychotropic substances.
Mohammed was convicted for possessing 20
kilogrammes of Indian hemp and 30 grammes of
intoxicating drugs, LSD and Diazepam.
Delivering judgment on the case, the judge, Justice
Ambrose Allagoa, said the prosecution had done an
excellent job that assisted the court to arrive at its
decision.
Allagoa said the evidences tendered before the
court by the prosecution had convinced the court
beyond reasonable doubt that the convict
committed the offence.
"The confessional statement of the accused has also
assisted the court to convict the suspect.
The court has relied on the strength of the plea of
the accused to convict him," the judge said.
Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) prosecutor, Mr Mike Kassa, told
the court that the accused was arrested on April 28
at about 3 a.m at Bakin Kogi area, Shendam Local
Government Area, Plateau.
Kassa said the accused was arrested while in
possessing of a bag containing 20 kilogrammes of
Indian hemp and some intoxicating drugs.
He said the convict illegally possessed the
substances without permission from any authority.
The prosecutor tendered a certificate of analysis of
the substances from a laboratory that confirmed
the substances to be illegal products.
Kassa also tendered the confessional statement of
the accused and the Ghana-must-go bag containing
the substances as an exhibit.
"My lord, since the accused had confessed to his
crime, I hereby urge the court to give him a
summary trial to serve as deterrent to others.
My lord, the accused has committed an offence
contrary to the NDLEA law as amended in 2004,"
the prosecutor said.
When the case came up for hearing, the accused
pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court
for leniency, saying that he had aged parents to look
after.
Allagoa warned him to desist from selling hard
drugs after his term, saying that the court would
not be lenient to him in future.