A Federal High Court in Lagos has settled August 4, 2016 for the re-arraignment of a South African lady, Lerato Lekganyane, who was gotten with 1.21 kilograms of cocaine.
Lekganyane was said to have been caught on May 20, 2016 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while endeavoring to transport the illegal substance out of Nigeria.
The indicting counsel for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mr. Augustine Nwagu, had told the court that Lekganyane acted in opposition to Section 11(b) of the NDLEA Act Cap N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The charged had before been summoned and conceded to one count squeezed as a detriment to her by the organization, after which Justice Babs Kuewumi deferred till Tuesday for survey of the certainties of the case and sentencing.
The prosecutor, in any case, educated the court on Tuesday that he expected to correct the charge sheet as Lekganyane's assistant, a Nigerian, had likewise been captured and conveyed to court.
He said attempting Lekganyane and the Nigerian assistant would guarantee smoothness of the trial.
"I was educated at the beginning of today that the individual that supported her for this excursion has been captured and they even conveyed him to court at the beginning of today yet I let them know that I couldn't record the charge now. I will apply for a short deferment to empower me to revise the charge and join the second individual that they have recently captured," the prosecutor said.
The protection counsel, Chief (Mrs.) Lilian Omotunde, in any case, restricted Nwagu's application for a suspension, demanding that the prosecutor ought to continue to survey the actualities of the case as prior planned.
She said, "I am questioning this application made by the arraigning counsel in perspective of the way that the matter was slated for audit of truths today and the litigant has as of now conceded. She is a nonnative; she has acknowledged her blame. I anticipated that my partner would have proceeded for the audit.
"Just couple of minutes prior I was educated that a Nigerian who is the genius is in court. On the off chance that it satisfies Your Lordship, I will apply that we proceed with the audit of the case. My scholarly companion comprehends what to do with the driving force that has quite recently been captured."
In any case, Nwagu encouraged the court to concede him the deferment, saying it is neater to attempt the two charged in the meantime.
In a short administering, Justice Kuewumi said the indictment was qualified for the privilege to change its charge in the event that it wished.
He suspended till August 4, 2016 for further procedures.
source: Punch
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