MONDAY EMMANUEL V. THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE, J.C.A.: (Delivering The Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Judgment of Honourable Justice A. O. Faji of the Federal High Court Holden at Ilorin delivered on the 16th day of June, 2015.

The Appellant was arrested on the 25th day of April, 2015 alongside at Aboto Village in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The Appellant was thereafter arraigned at the Federal High Court, Ilorin on the 12th day of May, 2015 on a lone Count Charge of dealing in 34 Kilograms of Cannabis Sativa dated the 27th of April, 2015 and filed on the 28th day of April, 2015.

On that date the charge was read and explained to the Appellant in English Language and he appeared perfectly to understand same. He therefore pleaded guilty to the charge.

The charge preferred against the Appellant read as follows:

THAT YOU MONDAY EMMANUEL, Male, Adult, 30 on or about the 25th day of April, 2015 Aboto Village in Asa Loca…