Nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to 72 years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle 10,843.95kgs of cannabis into Nigeria through the sea.
The convicts were among 28 persons arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to the Nitional Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further investigation and prosecution, Kanyidaily reports.
A statement issued on Sunday by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the nine Ghanaians were sentenced to eight years imprisonment each by a federal high court in Lagos.
The convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti. and Kanu Natte were sentenced on Friday.
Babafemi said the convicts were arrested while attempting to smuggle 10,843.95 kilogrammes of cannabis into Nigeria “through the sea”.
“They were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution,” the statement reads.
“At the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in charge number FHC/L/292C/2021.
