The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday arraigned one Mrs Okafor Ebere Edith for allegedly trafficking in 600 grams of Cocaine.
According to the charge, Okafor Ebere Edith, was alleged to have on or about the 31st day of July 2021 during the outward clearance of passengers on Air Cote D’Ivoire flight to Liberia at the departure hall of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos without lawful authority exported 600 grams of Cocaine and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 11 (b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
During the arraignment, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Augustine Nwagwu told the court that he had a charge pending before the court and urged the court to allow the charge to be read so that the defendant can take his plea.
Following the reading of the charge and the defendant plea of not-guilty, Nwagwu asked for a trial date and the remand of the defendant in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service.
The defendant’s counsel Mrs Ekwegh V.I. in her submission told the court that while she will not be opposing the request for a trial date, she, however , told the court that she has a bail application before the court and urged the court to allow her to move the application.
After moving the bail application, Justice Nicholas Oweibo in his ruling, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N5million with two sureties in like sum.
The judge further ruled that the sureties must either be a landed property owner within the jurisdiction of the court or a civil servant not below grade level 12 in the Federal or Lagos State employment.
Justice Oweibo also ruled that the defendant should be remanded in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service pending the perfection of her bail conditions.
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