arraigned before him over allegation of attempting to smuggle hard drugs weighing 66.65 kilograms out of Nigeria.The defendant, who was arrested by the National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency in a church in Lagos, was allegedly caught trying to traffic several hard drugs including cocaine, heroin and Indian Hemp to the United Kingdom , through his logistics and freight forwarding company, named Farawell Company Limited.
The offences, according to the prosecutor, Abu Ibrahim, violated sections 14 and 21 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Cap. N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same Act. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to the charge and he was remanded in the custody of Nigerian Correctional Services .
While ruling on his bail application on Thursday, Justice Ringim held that, “the mere denial of the claim of the ‘flight risk’, by the applicant/respondent was not enough to controvert the claim.
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