Two Smugglers Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment with Hard Labour in Ogun
WALE ADENIYI
Two smugglers have been sentenced to two years imprisonment over assault on officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service.
The smugglers identified as Felarun Oluwasegun and Fakorede Jelili, were sentenced in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to a press statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, the convictions were as a result of their “involvement in assembling to contravene customs laws, possession of smuggled goods and assaulting Customs Officers with charms and horsewhips at Owoyele-Igbogila, Yewa-North Local Government, Ogun State in 2023”.
Part of the statement reads, “ Felarun and Jelili have been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour without the option of fine by Honourable Justice Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.
“ The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, asserted that 11 suspects were convicted for committing offences of improper importation, assault of Customs officers, possession of Pangolin scales meant for export, among other illicit items, while some other smuggling and related cases instituted in the courts are at various stages of prosecution and would be followed up diligently.
“ Felarun Oluwasegun and Fakorede Jelili were first arraigned in Court in May 2023 on a three-count charge and have been remanded at the correctional center in Abeokuta since then until their recent conviction”.
The smugglers identified as Felarun Oluwasegun and Fakorede Jelili, were sentenced in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to a press statement issued by the National Public Relations Officer of the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, the convictions were as a result of their “involvement in assembling to contravene customs laws, possession of smuggled goods and assaulting Customs Officers with charms and horsewhips at Owoyele-Igbogila, Yewa-North Local Government, Ogun State in 2023”.
Part of the statement reads, “ Felarun and Jelili have been sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with hard labour without the option of fine by Honourable Justice Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.
“ The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, asserted that 11 suspects were convicted for committing offences of improper importation, assault of Customs officers, possession of Pangolin scales meant for export, among other illicit items, while some other smuggling and related cases instituted in the courts are at various stages of prosecution and would be followed up diligently.
“ Felarun Oluwasegun and Fakorede Jelili were first arraigned in Court in May 2023 on a three-count charge and have been remanded at the correctional center in Abeokuta since then until their recent conviction”.
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