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A man arrested after the drug squad raided his hotel room yesterday will remain in custody until the criminal court decides on his sentence, a court has decreed today.



Thomas Uchenna Onyema appeared before magistrate Francesco Depasquale this morning, charged with complicity in trafficking of cocaine.

According to an official statement issued yesterday, the 49-year-old Nigerian national was arrested after officers from the drug squad carried out a raid on his St Paul's Bay hotel room and discovered 50 capsules of cocaine in circumstances indicating that they were not intended for his personal use.

Oneyema who gave his profession as “security guard,” pleaded guilty to charges of complicity in the importation of cocaine, as well as the importing and possession of the drug.

The court solemnly warned the accused of the consequences of pleading guilty to the charges. Onyema proceeded to confirm his plea of guilt.

The court noted the admission and ordered the records and exhibits of the inquiry to be transmitted to the Attorney General.

The accused sat with his head bowed and hands clasped in the dock as the court issued its decree.

“Mr Onyema, in view of the fact that your accusations are of a certain gravity, the court cannot deliver judgment itself but this must be delivered by the criminal court...You will remain in custody until that final judgment is delivered,” the magistrate said.

Lawyer Noel Bartolo was defence counsel.

Inspector Malcolm Bondin prosecuted

AbakalikiPress:
Post the one that tied his wife to a generator

Mrchippychappy:
But Afonja guys can beat their wives o!!!! no joke, na just beat here beat there. how far now? if na man vs man now, una go run.

FlyoruB:
It's probably just the narrator's preferred word for a shaman or herbalist. Similar to how non-yorubas have adopted agbero in describing touts in their locale.

But mean, this crime is despicable. Poor kid.

ZelibeKristien:
@Masterchen See this lovely thread.

Thespacepilot:
Seems you came back from ban..Jetlee aka kunglan

OsuIbo:
I dey tell u. The thing pain me gan. Lol

sarrki:
Stop pretending you are part of them

sarrki:
We are with you sire

You are the real son of the soil

Ipobs and kanu are criminals

machinery1:
Hypocrite busted. Lol