A federal high court in Kano number 3 has sentenced a man Muhammad Bako Sambo, a cannabis trafficker, to 10 years in prison.
The Daily Nigerian newspaper reported that Sambo is one of the seven drug traffickers arrested by the National Drug Trafficking Agency NDLEA and arraigned before Justice S.A Amobeda in October.
According to the public relations officer of NDLEA, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, Sambo was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
“Sambo, whose work includes the transportation of large quantities of marijuana from Ondo and other states from the South to the North, was arrested on November 11, 2020.
NDLEA officers patrolling the road from Kano to Zaria showed suspicion when they stopped a Honda car which at first refused to stop.
He added that after the suspect was arrested in Hotoro area in Kano state, investigations were started at the headquarters of the agency.
According to Maigatari, the investigation led to the discovery of 201 kilograms of dried leaves believed to be tobacco, adding that it was also discovered that he was a resident of Lokogoma, Abuja.