MUSDAPHER JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellant herein and some policemen were arraigned before the Lagos zone of the Miscellaneous Offences Tribunal. The appellant was charged with the following offences:-
Count One
“That you, Henry Odeh, on or about 24 March 1995 at Imaba Compound, Igando, Lagos, dealt in to wit offering for sale 290.15kg of Indian hemp [cannabis sativa] a drug similar to heroin, cocaine or (LSD) without lawful authority and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 10(c) National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Decree No. 48 of 1989.”
Count Two
“That you, Henry Odeh, on or about 24 March 1995, at No. 24 Imaba Compound Igando, Lagos, knowingly had in your possession 290.15kg of Indian hemp [cannabis sativa] a drug similar to cocaine, heroin (LSD) without lawful authority and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 10(h) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Decree No. 15 of 1992.”
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