72-Year-Old Man, Samuel Akhigbe Pleads Guilty After Being Caught Selling Weed

A 72-year-old man, Samuel Akhigbe, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful dealing in banned drug brought against him at a Federal High Court in Lagos.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arraigned him before Justice Saliu Saidu.
Prosecution counsel, Jeremiah Aernan, had told the court that Akhigbe dealt in 3.3 kilogramme of Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp, a narcotic similar to cocaine, heroin and LSD, without lawful authority.
He alleged that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 9, 2015 at Command Road, Ipaja.
According to the prosecutor, the offence violated the provisions of Section 11 (c) of the NDLEA Act, 2004.

Akigbe, who told the court that he was suffering from tuberculosis, pleaded guilty to the charge. When the charge was read to him, he said “I am guilty”.
The prosecutor thereafter asked for a new date “for review of facts of the case and sentencing’’.
The judge therefore adjourned the matter till March 12 and ordered that the accused should be remanded in prison.
The offence of drug trafficking attracts up to life imprisonment term if convicted.

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Posted: at 6-01-2016 11:23 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Abeg mr justice abi prosecutor,check am now@ 72 yrs,na bad condition,poor economy,abeg I take God beg you tamper justice with mercy,discharge&warn the man seriously so dat if he do am again,na life imprisonment direct.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 11:54 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Guilty period

Posted: at 6-01-2016 12:25 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

TEMPER JUSTICE WITH MERCY

Posted: at 6-01-2016 01:41 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

We know his offence is jail able. Pks they shld jt give him house arrest biko nu. Nigeria sef. If they are taking care if senior citizen I don't think they will commit crime.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 05:30 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

hmmmmm.... can you see where you land yourself man. you are selling weed @72 year and you are going to jail at this age.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 05:57 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Nothing but greed

Posted: at 6-01-2016 07:24 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Abeg mr justice abi
prosecutor,check am now@ 72
yrs,na bad condition,poor
economy,abeg I take God beg you
tamper justice with
mercy,discharge&warn the man seriously so dat if he do am
again,na life imprisonment direct.

Posted: at 11-01-2016 10:38 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

if at the his age baba is putting his hands into crime at a young age he would have done some hard things. the court should not sentence him to life imprisonment.

Posted: at 14-01-2016 07:51 PM (8 years ago) | Hero