A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday convicted and sentenced two men, Ugwuja Ejiofor and Okon Christopher, to a combined four years and four months’ imprisonment for trafficking 58.6 kilograms of cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian hemp.
Justice Musa Kakaki handed down the sentences after the defendants pleaded guilty to separate charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Ugwuja was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful importation of 56 kilograms of cannabis sativa, while Okon faced a one-count charge of unlawful dealing in 2.6 kilograms of the prohibited substance.
The NDLEA prosecutor, Peter Ekuri, told the court that Ugwuja, 35, and an accomplice identified as Sammy, who remains at large, conspired to import 56 kilograms of cannabis sativa from Accra, Ghana, into Nigeria on February 19, 2026.
According to the prosecutor, the offence was committed without lawful authority and was uncovered in
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