Lagos Court Sentences Two Men for Drug Trafficking
On February 19, 2026, a Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Musa Kakaki, sentenced two men, Ugwuja Ejiofor and Okon Christoph, to prison for drug trafficking. Ejiofor, aged 35, was sentenced to four years for trafficking 58.6 kilograms of cannabis sativa, commonly known as Indian hemp.
He faced two counts of conspiracy to unlawfully import 56 kilograms of cannabis sativa from Accra, Ghana, into Nigeria. Okon Christoph, aged 37, was sentenced to four months for unlawfully dealing with 2.6 kilograms of the prohibited substance.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) prosecutor, Peter Ekuri, presented the case, revealing that Ejiofor's accomplice, identified as Sammi, remains at large. Both defendants pleaded guilty, leading to their convictions.
Ejiofor was given an option of a total fine of N10 million, while Christoph had an option of a N300,000 fine.
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