KSA’s guitarist gets three-year sentence for drug trafficking

Justice S. Seidu of the Federal High Court, Lagos,on Tuesday sentenced a veteran guitarist Fatoke Abiodun to three years imprisonment for drug trafficking.

The convict pleaded guilty to one count charge of unlawful exportation of 1.575kg of cocaine on February 26 while ruling was reserved till this month.

The defence counsel, Mr. Bayo Onifade, had pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy since the convict is 62 years old, a husband of three wives with 12 children.

In his ruling, Justice Seidu sentenced the convict to three years imprisonment with effect from the date of arrest.

He noted that the appeal of the defence counsel and the fact that the convict pleaded guilty as charged without wasting the time of the court was carefully considered.

Meanwhile, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade has reiterated his call for stiffer penalty for drug offenders.

According to Giade, “punishment must be commensurate to serve as a deterrent to others. The drug is worth several millions of naira and the damage to humanity cannot be quantified.”

Abiodun was apprehended by NDLEA operatives on January 1 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

 

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