The Senate on Thursday agreed with the House of Representatives’ recommendation to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment for individuals convicted of storing, transporting, or concealing illicit drugs and other controlled substances. This decision follows an amendment to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, which was considered during a plenary session presided … Read more
Nigerian Senate approves death penalty for drug offenders, amending NDLEA Act. Committee report presented by Senator Mohammed Monguno during plenary. Section 11 amended to include death penalty; bill passed after contentious debate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, approving the death … Read more
A 32-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for trafficking in banned substances. Oladitan Olufunmilayo pleaded guilty to all five counts of drug trafficking against her, and the judge handed down the sentence according to the sections of the law she was charged with. The convict’s … Read more