Court remands man over alleged trafficking of 138.6kg cannabis

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered a suspected drug dealer, Oluwatobi Salako, to be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 138.6kg of cannabis sativa (a narcotic substance). Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered Salako to be remanded in Agodi correctional facility after he pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful […]

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered a suspected drug dealer, Oluwatobi Salako, to be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 138.6kg of cannabis sativa (a narcotic substance).
Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered Salako to be remanded in Agodi correctional facility after he pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of unlawful dealing in cannabis instituted against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command.
Maha adjourned the suit until January 26, for trial.
The prosecuting counsel, Mrs. Rachael Ige, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged crime on October 26 in Igana, Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
Ige added that NDLEA operatives received intelligence reports from informants that Salako was in possession of a huge quantity of cannabis which he was selling to people.
She said that the operatives later apprehended the defendant in possession of 138.6kg of the illicit substance.
The prosecutor said the offence contravenes the provision of Section 11 (b) of the NDLEA Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federation 2004. (NAN)