Nigerian sentenced to death over 22 kg of cannabis in Kedah
The Alor Setar High Court sentenced 34-year-old Nigerian Oluigbo Eric Chimeze to death on 27 February 2012 for trafficking 22.159 kg of cannabis at a traffic light in Napoh in September 2010. The court imposed the mandatory death sentence under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The High Court in Alor Setar sentenced 34-year-old Nigerian Oluigbo Eric Chimeze to death on Monday 27 February 2012 after finding him guilty of drug trafficking two years earlier.[1][2]Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab ruled the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.[1][2]
Oluigbo had distributed 22.159 kilogrammes of cannabis at a traffic light in Napoh, near Alor Setar, while heading toward Bukit Kayu Hitam at about 6.45 a.m. on 1 September 2010.[1][2]He was charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a mandatory death sentence on conviction.[1][2]Counsel B. Murthy represented the accused while deputy public prosecutor Noor Fadzila Ishak appeared for the prosecution.[2]Death sentences in Malaysia are carried out by hanging.[2]
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