Court jails biker for drug trafficking
Justice Friday Ogazi sitting at the Federal High Court Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 25-year-old biker, Usman Musa, to 21 months’ imprisonment for trafficking in prohibited substances. The
- By Anne Agbi
Justice Friday Ogazi sitting at the Federal High Court Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 25-year-old biker, Usman Musa, to 21 months’ imprisonment for trafficking in prohibited substances.
The conviction was handed down by Justice Friday Ogazi after the defendant pleaded guilty to a three-count charge filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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Usman was convicted and sentenced after he pleaded guilty to three-count charges made against him by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday.
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Prosecuting counsel, Barry Juliana Negedu, told the court that Musa was arrested in the Ajegunle-Apapa, Lagos while peddling illicit drugs. She said he was apprehended on February 20, 2026, in unlawful possession of 618 grammes of Cannabis Sativa, 55 grammes of Rohypnol, a psychotropic and 46 grammes of Tramadol (225mg), another controlled narcotic substance with similar classification.
The prosecutor also informed the court that the convict used an unregistered high grade motorcycle with Chassis no: Sj25pb104233, to peddle the illicit substances
She told the court that the illegal acts of the convict contravened section 11(c) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Following the guilty plea of the convict to the three counts charge, the prosecutor urged the court to sentence him based on his guilty plea, confessional statement and the exhibits tendered.
She also prayed the court to finally forfeit the motorcycle used as an Instrumentality of the illicit acts to the federal government of Nigeria.
