A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced Nigerian-Canadian Christian Godspower Anigo to three years imprisonment for drug trafficking.
Anigo who hails from Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, was intercepted on April 19, 2021, at the D-Arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja.
According to the charge, two blocks of cocaine with a total weight of 2.10kg were discovered among his luggage during an inward clearance of passengers on Qatar Airways from Sao Paulo in Brazil via Doha in Qatar to Lagos.
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He was arraigned for the offence by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) last Thursday, June 2 and pled guilty when the charges were read to him.
The court adjourned the case to Tuesday June 7 for a review of the facts and sentencing.
At the resumption of proceeding on Tuesday, the prosecutor tendered the bulk of the seized drug, Anigo’s statements, and his Nigerian and Canadian passports, among others, which were all admitted as exhibits.
In a bench ruling, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke sentenced Anigo to three years imprisonment from the day he was arrested, but with an option of N3 million fine.