Man bags 15-year jail term for illegal possession of cannabis

A Federal High Court successful Kano has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Jonathan Nuhu, to 15 years successful situation for amerciable possession of cannabis.
The judgement was delivered connected March 17, 2026, by Justice M.N. Yunusa astatine Court No. 2.

According to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the condemnation takes effect immediately.

NDLEA spokesperson successful Kano, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, said the convict was arrested connected July 20, 2023, adjacent Wudil Bridge successful Kano State.

He explained that operatives recovered 116 bags of cannabis from him astatine the time.

“You whitethorn callback that Mr. Nuhu was apprehended by NDLEA operatives connected 20 July 2023 adjacent Wudil bridge,” Maigatari said.

He added that the fishy was rapidly taken to tribunal aft his arrest.

“After 3 years of probe and prosecution, the tribunal returned a verdict of blameworthy and imposed the custodial sentence,” helium said.

The bureau besides revealed that this is not Nuhu’s archetypal conviction.

He had earlier been sentenced to 15 years successful situation by a Federal High Court successful Jigawa State successful June 2021 for a simila...