A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, Mbadiwe Emeka, to five years imprisonment for trafficking in 17. 30 kilograms of Canada Loud, Cannabis Sativa, a narcotic drug similar to cocaine, LSD, and heroin.
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, handed down the jail term on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, after Emeka pleaded guilty to the two counts of unlawful importation of the drug by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
Earlier, when the convict
