The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment for trafficking marijuana from Ghana to Nigeria.
The men: Francis Teye; Kweke Komel; Gad Adjah; Theophilus Tetteh; Kwesi Aboagye; Ekon Fynn; Kwamena Baah, Male, Adult, Kwabina Adjei; Micheal Okutu, Male, Adult, Isaac Kofi, Male, Adult, Kweku Moko; Kwezi Adzi and Kweku Mensah were charged with conspiracy and unlawful transportation of 13.670 kilogrammes of the substance, filed against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Others include Micheal Kofi; Ekon Bentum; Kwesi Amissah; Joshua Huago; Otu Otipeseku; Isaac Yorsson and Nana Kodwo.
According to the prosecution counsel, Mr. Fingere Dinneys Owen, the men were arrested with the drugs on January 14, 2022, on Nigerian territorial waters.
Mr. Dinneys Owen said their offence was against Sections 11(b) and 14(b) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, 2004.
Meanwhile, their counsel Mr. Uche Okoronkwo has made an allocutus, praying for leniency following their plea of guilty.