NDLEA secures seven-year jail term for man who advertised cannabis online

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the condemnation of a 28-year-old antheral who was recovered blameworthy of advertizing cannabis for merchantability connected societal media.

In a connection issued on Wednesday by the Kano Strategic Command’s Media and Advocacy Officer, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, the bureau said the Federal High Court successful Kano sentenced Ashiru Idris to 7 years successful situation without the enactment of a fine.

The connection said NDLEA officers arrested Idris connected April 22, 2026, aft a video circulated online showing him allegedly promoting cannabis for sale.

“On April 22, 2026, operatives of the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command, acting connected the directive of the State Commander, CN D.Y. Lawal, arrested 1 Ashiru Idris, 28, pursuing the circulation connected societal media of a video showing him publically advertizing cannabis sativa for sale.”

Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court 1, Kano, convicted Idris and ordered that the seven-year situation condemnation should instrumentality effect from July 14, 2026.

The bureau described the judgement arsenic a beardown informing to radical who publically beforehand oregon prosecute successful amerciable cause activities.

Reacting to the ruling, the Kano State Commander, CN Lawal, said: “This judgement reinforces our resoluteness to face cause offenders who brazenly beforehand amerciable substances connected pub...