A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a businessman, Ifeanyi Ezeanwu, to five years imprisonment, over importation of a container load of Tramadol and other sex enhancing drugs.

The convict was sentenced by Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari, after the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) had reviewed the facts of the charge before the court.

The convict was first arraigned before the court in February 2015, on a one count charge of unlawful importation of the said drugs.

Apart from series of Tramadol tablets, other banned drugs said to have been imported by the convict include: Ibamol tablet of 50 mg, and Heogra tablet of 150 mg.

The offence, according to the prosecution, contravenes the provisions of section 1(a) of the Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Miscellaneous provision) Act Cap. C34, Law of the Federation 2004.

The convict had pleaded not guilty during his first arraignment, but when the case came up at the last adjourned date, he changed his plea to guilty, while the court adjourned the case until today, for a review of fact and sentence.

Reviewing the facts of the case on Friday, the prosecutor, Umar Shamaki, narrated to the court how the convict was arrested by NAFDAC operatives.

Mr Shamaki also tendered several items which including the convict’s confessional statements, samples of banned drugs, which were admitted as exhibits by the court.

After the review, the prosecutor urged the court to sentence the convict according to Section 3(1) of NAFDAC Act.

Mr Shamaki told the court that the NAFDAC Act prescribed a payment of N500,000 fine, or a prison term not less than five years and not more than 15 years.

Meanwhile, counsel to the convict, Vivian Ekwegh pleaded with the court, to be lenient in sentencing the accused, as he was a first time offender.

In sentencing the convict, Justice Rabiu-Shagari, held: “the prosecution has been able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, especially, as there is no other way of proving a case than self-admittance”.

She, consequently, convicted and sentenced the convict to a term of five years imprisonment from date of arrest.

The court, however, gave the convict an option of fine of N300,000.

(NAN)


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flat.heads.



Post no bill.

Option of fine of 300,000 is a joke

Olalan:
Option of fine of 300,000 is a joke

What else do you want

Igbo again?
Abi na Igbo Amaka?

IPOB and drugs are like 5 and 6

So Zoo now hv power over lpob ?? 3oo,ooo is too small 4him oooo

He will pay the 300k fine and continue with the business

Well well he's good as free already

He's an Afonja disguising as nwa afo Igbo

The judiciary in naija is a joke

Science Business man

Nairaland moderators should mind the headlines they use.

300k

Ifeayi : what Is 300k in 50million profit

NafeesaAA:
Igbo again?
Abi na Igbo Amaka?

Yes, Igbo Amaka!

Almajiri banza is that you?

Maybe its also the fault of Igbos that you almajiris pour alcohol in your kettles and hide to drink it.

Umu ezi

even before i clicked on the thread, i already knew it must be them.

so i clicked.

and i wasn't disappointed in any way at all.

na dem!

dominique:
He will pay the 300k fine and continue with the business

Your head dey there...

Free the business man joor

300k is too much.

The option of fine will not serve as a deterrent to others. Imagine doing this and I pay a fine of 300k.
Imagine how much he would have made as profit if he had got away with it.

He is just aiding guys who can't perform well

Good riddance

Is there any law banning the importation or outright use of tramadol. If not his business right is being infringed on

They just seized my Aboki breakfast

TRAMADOL IS A PAIN KILLER STRONGER THAN PANADOL OR PARACETAMOL.


NOBODY SHOULD GO TO JAIL FOR THAT, BECOS NIGERIA IS NOT MANUFACTURING TRAMADOL AND RELY ON IMPORT.

I AM GUESSING HE DID NOT COMPLETE DUE PROCESS IN IMPORTING THE DRUGS.

NAFDAC is biased!!!!!

What happened to Ben Onuchukwu that did the same, he even imported his own hidden in condom packs. Is it because he’s a pharmacist?

Useless country!!!

https://scannewsnigeria.com/news/ndlea-arrests-2-pharmacists-for-importing-hiding-tramadol-inside-packs-of-condoms-at-lagos-port/

Jesus! Container load of tramadol?

why not 30 yrs.Those Fl@theads nor go kill us all with their evil development

Bleep We are doomed