Woman jailed for 24 months for selling hemp

Woman jailed for 24 months for selling hemp
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 35-year old woman, Iyabo Olabimpe, to 24 months imprisonment over drug trafficking.
The convict was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on a one-count charge bordering on the offense.
She pleaded guilty to the charge.
Following her plea, the prosecutor, Mr. Jeremiah Aernan, tendered the statement of the accused, a request for scientific aid form and the bulk of exhibit as evidence before the court.
He urged the court to sentence the accused based on the evidence adduced by prosecution.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Rabiu Shagari found the accused guilty as charged.
She sentenced her to 24 months imprisonment, which she said would start running from the date of her arrest.
The judge also ordered the exhibit to be destroyed by the NDLEA.
The prosecutor had told the court that the convict was arrested on Sept. 11, 2015 at Soj St., in Ayiata near Ikorodu, Lagos.
He said that she was found in possession of 700g of Cannabis Sativa a.k.a. Indian hemp, which she sold to people.
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