Joshua Sunday, also known as De General, a comedian and skit maker, was found guilty of unlawfully possessing 14 grams of Tramadol by a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Caleb Ojana William, a 22-year-old comedian, was also found guilty of criminal possession of 15 grams of Cannabis Sativa, often known as marijuana.
The two men were found guilty by Justice Daniel Osiagor after they pled guilty to a crime of unauthorized possession of a controlled narcotic brought against them by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The NDLEA through its prosecutor told the court that the two convicts on January 12 at No 2B, Saula Akinlolu Orchid, Lekki, Lagos State, had in their possession the banned substance without lawful authority.
The prosecutor had told the court that the offences committed by the convicts are contrary to and punishable under section 11 (c) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ACT CAP N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The prosecutor also urged the court to sentence the two men as prescribed by section 356(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, having pleaded guilty to the charge.
But in his judgment, Justice Osiagor declined to sentence the convicts. He cautioned them ‘to go and sin no more’.
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