The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a 25-year-old university graduate, Faruk Mumuni, for unlawfully dealing in Cannabis Sativa.

 

 

 

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu delivered the verdict in a case prosecuted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday.

 

 

 

 

Mumuni, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment or a fine of N5m for trafficking 149 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa.

 

 

 

 

He was arrested alongside his mother on August 13, 2025, at Mushin, Lagos State, and faced a two-count charge under Section 11(c) of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

 

 

 

When the case was called, the NDLEA prosecution counsel, Buhari Abdulahi, informed the court of the charge and requested that it be read to the convict.

 

 

 

Mumuni pleaded guilty to both counts. Abdulahi then reviewed the case, tendered the exhibits, and urged the court to convict him on the strength of his plea and the evidence provided.

 

 

 

Justice Dipeolu, after reviewing the evidence and submissions, found Mumuni guilty as charged.

 

 

 

His counsel, E.U. Okenyi, pleaded for leniency, stressing that the convict was a first-time offender who admitted guilt at the earliest opportunity and expressed remorse.

 

 

 

 

“My Lord, the convict did not waste the time of this honourable court.

 

 

 

 

He is deeply remorseful and pleads for the mercy of the court. We urge Your Lordship to temper justice with mercy and consider a non-custodial sentence with an option of fine,” Okenyi said.

 

 

 

In his judgment, Justice Dipeolu sentenced Mumuni to two years’ imprisonment, effective from the date of his arrest, or a fine of N5m.