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Court jails South African for 25 years for importing 5.75kg heroin into Nigeria

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria through the Nnam

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Justice Obiora Egwuatu passed the sentence, stressing that Nigerian law does not respect emotions. In August, the National Drug Law […]

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