Teniola, 25, To Spend The Next 20 Years In Prison

Teniola Idowu is 25 years old,but would now have to spend the next twenty years of her life in prison, a court has ruled.

It means she would be 46 by the time she is done serving the term.

The Federal High Court in Ibadan handed down the sentence after it found Teniola guilty of trafficking in hard drugs.

Teniola was charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with trafficking in hard drugs contrary to thelaws of the land.

Counsel to the NDLEA in Oyo State, Mr Raphael Himinkaiye had told the court that the convict was arraigned on a four counts bordering on unlawful dealing in narcotics.

Himinkaiye said she was apprehended in possession of a nylon bag containing 1.1 kg of marijuana, 20 gm of Rophynol, 42g of cocaine and 6g of “Mollywho sin March, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Justice Patricia Ajoku who delivered the judgment, agreed that there was enough evidence before the court to hand down the sentence on the accused.

“It is my hope that the convict is truly remorseful of her action as she has demonstrated now.

“However, to serve as a warning to others still in the crime, Idowu is sentenced to five months in prison for each of the four offence.

“Sentencing shall run concurrently. The exhibits found in possession of the convict shall be destroyed by the NDLEA,” the judge held.

Mr Musbau Olapade, who defended Teniola  had earlier prayed the court to be liberal in sentencing his client because she was her family’s breadwinner.

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The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 11 (C ) of the NDLEA Act Cap n30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

Ajoku warned that the convict would be subjected to maximum life imprisonment if she went back to any form of crime in future.