Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has imposed a three-month community service sentence on a 57-year-old teacher, Oteka Azikiwe, for unlawfully dealing in various banned substances.

Justice Bogoro also ordered Azikiwe to pay an additional fine of N800,000 after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of unlawful dealing in illicit drugs.

The convict was arraigned before the court sometime in February on the offences of unlawful dealing in 12 grammes of cocaine, 12 grammes of heroin and 19 grammes of cannabis sativa, popularly called marijuana.

The prosecutor, Lambert Nor, had told the judge that the convict was arrested on December 9, 2023, at Honda Company Area, Ajao Estate, Lagos State, where he was hawking the banned substances.

The convict initially pleaded not guilty to the charge but later changed his plea midway through the trial.

Based on the development, Nor reviewed the facts of the case and then urged the court to convict and sentence Azikiwe by the sections of the law for which he was charged.

Source: Leadership