A widow, Adewunmi Taiwo, who tried to export 5.70 kg of Codeine to the United Kingdom, was on Tuesday sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.
Justice Akintayo Aluko sentenced her after she pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful exportation of Codeine preferred against her by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency.
The NDLEA prosecution counsel, Abu Ibrahim, told the court that she committed the offence on July 27, 2023.
He said the incident took place at Skyway Handling Company export shed, a customs point/ area of Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos State.
The prosecutor said the offence committed contravened Section 11(b) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The convict’s counsel, Benson Ndakara, in his plea for leniency in sentencing Taiwo, told the court that she is a widow and a first-time offender.
Justice Aluko sentenced the convict to six months imprisonment with an option of N300, 000 fine.
(Punch)
