LAGOS – A 40-year-old man, Amaobi Okoye, was on Friday brought before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for attempting to export one Kilogramme of cocaine. Okoye, who resides in Ketu Area of Lagos, pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge of drug trafficking. The prosecutor, Mr Afum Obeta, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offence on April 20, at the departure hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. He said that the accused unlawfully possessed one Kilogramme of cocaine, an illicit drug. Obeta said that the alleged offence contravened Section 11 (a) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation 2004. He told the court to remand the accused in prison custody pending the determination of the case. Counsel to the accused, Mr Sunday Okwor, however, asked the court to grant bail to the accused on liberal terms. Okwor supported the bail application with a nine-paragraph affidavit. However, the prosecutor opposed the bail application with a 13-paragraph counter-affidavit. Justice Mohammed Yunusa, consequently, adjourned the case to May 27 for ruling on the bail application. Drug trafficking offence can attract life imprisonment if convicted. The accused was remanded in prison custody. (NAN)
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