Justice Inyang Ekwo in a ruling on Friday granted an order for the forfeiture and leave to destroy the drug sought by the NDLEA in an ex-parte application argued by a senior lawyer to the agency, Mike Kassa.
The NDLEA, in a supporting affidavit, said the drugs and psychotropic substances were seized by operatives at its Abuja command in the course of their operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. According to NDLEA, the cases to which the forfeited items related includes: “CR/96/2019 in which Angela Wairimu Gathanju, arrested May 11, 2019, was convicted by Court 10 of the Federal High Court, Abuja on January 17, 2020, for unlawful possession of 6.5/0kg of heroin.
“CR/172/2019 in which Ogbu Emeka Christian, arrested on July 17, 2019, was convicted by Court Four of the Federal High Court, Abuja on March 17, 2020, for unlawful possession of 3kg of methamphetamine.