Osun Court Sentences Man To Two Years Imprisonment For Possessing 600g Tramadol

A traveller, Nwoke Ifeanyi, was on Monday sentenced to a two-year jail term for illegal possession of 600 grams of tramadol.

Ifeanyi was sentenced by Justice Mashkur Salisu of a Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State.

The convict was arraigned on May 15, and he admitted to the offence of illegal possession of the drug.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) prosecutor, Olufemi Ijimakin, during the arraignment, disclosed that the convict was arrested along the Gbongan-Ibadan expressway with 1,010 capsules weighing 600 grams of tramadol, contrary to the provision of section 19 of the NDLEA Act, 2004.

Justice Salisu delivering the judgment, said that the confessional statement of Ifeanyi and his admittance of guilt alongside other pieces of evidence tendered by the prosecution were enough to find him guilty.

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The counsel to the convict, Alfred Adegoke, pleaded with the court to be merciful with his client because he had promised to turn a new leaf.

In his judgement, Justice Salisu said the section under which Ifeanyi was convicted provided for a minimum of 15 years of sentencing.

He considered the plea of the counsel and sentenced the convict to two years imprisonment starting from the date of arrest on April 4, 2024.