Nigerian student in Malaysia get life sentence for drug trafficking

A 28 year old Nigerian student, Prince Bartholowmew Obitube, has
been sentenced to death by a high court in Malaysia for trafficking
drugs. The Shah Alam High Court yesterday Feb 26th gave the
death penalty to Obitube after he was found guilty of trafficking
cannabis, also known as marijuana .
The accused, a student with a private college in Kuala Lumpur, was
arrested with 9,189kg of cannabis at Desa Satu Apartment, Gombak
on Aug 20, 2011. According to the facts of the case, Obitube was
caught by police from the Gombak Narcotic Crime Investigation
Department, following a tip off, within the apartment area after he
tried to run away with a backpack containing the drugs.
The offense, under the Dangerous Drugs Act in the country, provides
a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

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