Drug traffickers in Nigeria will now bag life imprisonment after the National Assembly amended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act.
The Senate endorsed the amendment via a voice vote during Thursday’s plenary, which was presided over by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin.
Senator Tahir Monguno, Chairman of the Senate Conference Committee in a statement said the amendment introduces stricter penalties to deter drug crimes.
“Any person who unlawfully engages in the storage, custody, movement, carriage or concealment of dangerous drugs or controlled substances and, while doing so, is armed with an offensive weapon or [b][/b]disguised in any manner, commits an offence under this Act and is liable, upon conviction, to life imprisonment,” Monguno said.
