Drama as 34-year-old drug trafficker collapses as court hands down 3-year jail term

There was mild play astatine the Federal High Court sitting successful Benin City erstwhile a 34-year-old pistillate cause trafficker, identified arsenic Tope Ayanwale, collapsed aft being convicted and sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment with an enactment of a N10 cardinal fine.

DAILY POST reports that the convict was sentenced by Justice B.O. Quadri successful suit No. FHC/B/21c/2026.

The Federal High Court, presided implicit by Justice Chuka Obiozor, besides sentenced 2 different suspects to 15 years’ imprisonment each, with an enactment of fines of N6 cardinal and N3 million, respectively.

The convicts, Etinosa Bazuaye and Godfrey Osabuohien, were sentenced connected March 24 and 25, 2026, respectively.

The convictions were secured by the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which instituted cases of unlawful possession of assorted quantities of illicit drugs against the convicts.

Ayanwale was recovered blameworthy of unlawful possession of 1.272 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, 2.1 grams of methamphetamine, and 176 grams of tramadol by Justice Quadri.

Upon proceeding the sentence, the convict, Tope Ayanwale, collapsed successful the courtroom and was instantly stabilised aft receiving aesculapian attention.

Shortly aft being stabilised, she was taken into custody to statesman her jailhouse term.

In different judgment, Justice Chuka Obiozor besides recovered Etinosa Bazuaye and Godfrey Osabuohien blameworthy of unlawful possession...