The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced an awaiting trial inmate to four years in prison for organising an Indian hemp smuggling operation from his cell in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

Osaro Egberamwen, also known as Osas, contacted one Perpetual Sixtus Okpa via Facebook and successfully hired him to smuggle the banned drug into the prison.

Mr Okpa, however, got a four-month sentence for his role in the operation.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arraigned the duo before Ayokunle Faji last year on a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful dealing in 240 grammes of Cannabis sativa, popularly called Indian hemp

The offences, according to the prosecutor, Ichakpa Aigoga, contravened sections 14(b) and 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.

Messrs Egberamwen and Okpa pleaded not guilty.

During the trial, the prosecutor told the court that Mr Egberamwen, on September 24, 2020, while in the custody of Nigerian Correctional Services (NCos) awaiting trial for murder, contacted and hired Mr Okpa via Facebook to smuggle the banned substance into the prison.

Prior to hiring Mr Okpa. Mr Egbetamwen had also contacted and hired another Facebook contact, Nwachukwu Amara Grace, in June 2020. The lady smuggled 1.02 kilogrammes of Indian hemp into his cell at the Ikoyi Prison.

Ms Grace was convicted in August last year and sentenced to three months in prison with an option of N50,000 fine, after...... CONTINUE READING BELOW.....
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Osaro's village people don finally put his name for speed redial

So after serving his 4-years jail term he will still go back to awaiting trial??



Osaro don jam agbako las las

Good for him

Once Bitten Twice Shy

osas!! e go be na

Slawomir, over to you.