The Nigerian popular Instagram comedian Mr. Joshua Sunday, popularly known as DeGeneral was arrested on January 12, 2022 in his Lagos residence alongside two of his friends by the men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for possession of hard drugs and drug trafficking.
They were kept in detention for days till they were finally charged to court on Monday, 24th January, 2022 on the offense of possession of banned drugs, drug trafficking and attempting to obstruct the cause of justice.
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, convicted the two men after they pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of the banned substance leveled against them by the prosecutor of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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The prosecutor had prayed the court that the offenses committed by the accused are contrary to and punishable under section 11 (c) of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ACT CAP N30 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The prosecutor also asked the court to sentence the two men as prescribed by section 356(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, having pleaded guilty to the charges.
The judge held that the amount of drugs found on DeGeneral and his cohorts are too minimal to warrant their sentencing to prison. Rather, the court is her wisdom convicted the accused without sentencing.
The Judge convicted them and warned them to go and sin no more.