Wale Igbintade
The Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA) yesterday re-arraigned a Lagos socialite, Mrs. Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya, common generally known as Ariket, alongside her alleged convicted co-conspirator, Odeyemi Omolola, who’s presently serving 25 years jail-term, for drug trafficking.
The duo, who’re often known as Funmilola Ogundipe and Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi respectively, have been re-arraigned earlier than Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu of a Federal Excessive Court docket Lagos on a 4 count-charge of conspiracy, illegal possession, aiding and abetting and try to smuggle 1.595 kilograms of Cocaine to Saudi Arabia.
They have been first arraigned earlier than Justice Hadizat Rabiu-Shagari (now a Court docket of Attraction Decide) typically in 2017, on a 5 depend cost of conspiracy, aiding and abetting, illegal possession of banned drug, and try to export the mentioned banned drug to Saudi Arabia.
Whereas the convicted Odeyemi Omolara was arraigned on the fees of conspiracy, illegal possession of banned drug, and try to export the mentioned banned drug to Saudi Arabia, Ariket was arraigned on prices of conspiracy, aiding and abetting and procuring the convict for the aim of trafficking the prohibited drug.
That they had pleaded not responsible to the fees and have been admitted to bail on varied phrases by the court docket.
Nonetheless, whereas the trial lasted, the convict knowledgeable the court docket of her intention to vary her plea, which was granted by the court docket.
Upon the re-reading of the cost, she pleaded responsible to the cost of try to illegally export the prohibited drug to Saudi-Arabia, and he or she was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
Dissatisfied with Justice Shagari’s judgment, the convict via her lawyer, appealed her conviction.
Nonetheless, NDLEA via its lawyer, Abu Ibrahim, filed a counter to the attraction and urged the court docket to affirm the convict’s conviction.
Delivering judgment on the attraction, the three man-panel led by Justice Ebiowei Tobi, on February 26, 2021, dismissed the attraction for missing in benefit, whereas affirmed Justice Shagari’s judgment.
However virtually eight years after their first arraignment, each the socialite, Ariket and her convicted conspirator, Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, have been re-arraigned on 4 counts cost of conspiracy, illegal possession of the prohibited medication, aiding and abetting and procuring of the convict to possessed the drug, earlier than Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu.
Whereas the convict, Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, pleaded responsible to the fees, the socialite, Ariket, denied all of the allegations and pleaded not responsible the fees.
Following their plea, the prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, requested the court docket for the brief date, to current the exhibit for the evaluation of info towards the convict.
He additionally pleaded with the court docket to remand the socialite, Ariket, pending the listening to and dedication of the cost
Nonetheless, Ariket’s lawyer Yakubu Galadima, advised the court docket that he had filed his shopper’s bail utility and similar has been served on the prosecutor.
Galadima subsequently, pleaded with the court docket to launch the socialite to him pending the listening to and dedication of the bail utility.
In the meantime, Justice Dipeolu, whereas acceding to Galadima’s request, additionally adjourned the go well with until March 15, for listening to of the bail utility.
Prices towards the dou learn: “That you simply (1) Odeyemi Omolara a.okay.a Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, Feminine, Grownup of No. 27 Adebule Road, Off Palm Avenue, Mushin, Lagos State and (2) Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya a.okay.a Ariket, Funmilola Ogundipe on concerning the twenty third February 2017 conspired to Export 1.595 kilogrammes of Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 14(b) of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement company Act Cap. N30, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you simply Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya a.okay.a Ariket, Funmilola Ogundipe on or concerning the twenty fourth February 2017 aided one Odeyemi Omolara a.okay.a Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi to Export 1.595 kilogrammes of Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 14(b) of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement company Act Cap. N30, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you simply Funmilola Arike Ogbuaya a.okay.a Ariket, Funmilola Ogundipe on or concerning the 24 February 2017 procured one Odeyemi Omolara a.okay.a Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi to Export 1.595 kilogrammes of Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 14(b) of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement company Act Cap. N30, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you simply Odeyemi Omolara a.okay.a Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, Feminine, Grownup _ of No. 27 Adebule Road, Off Palm Avenue, Mushin, Lagos State on or concerning the 24” February 2017 with out Lawful Authority knowingly possessed 1.595 kilogrammes of Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 19 of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement company Act Cap. N30, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”
