The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday has sentenced a 41-year- old man to fifteen years in prison over possession of 1.9 grammes of cocaine, 15.5 grammes of heroin and 1.7 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa.
A three-count charge by Ella Chekwube Ordiah, prosecutor for the attorney-general of the federation, said the accused, Emmanuel Edet Eyo, to 15 years’ imprisonment for possessing was caught with the substances on June 18, 2016 at Ikang in Bakassi Local Government of Cross River State, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 19 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
After hearing counsel to the prosecution and defendant, Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered that the accused be sentenced to five years’ imprisonment without option of fine on count one, five years on count two and five years on count three, with effect from June 18.
He ordered that the exhibits labelled PW-D1, PW-D2 and PW-D3 be returned to the NDLEA for destruction.
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