Officers of the Nigerian Prison Services
on Wednesday caught two sisters, Shade Oyetobi and Atinuke Adebanwo,
while attempting to smuggle 11 wraps of marijuana into the Ikeja Lagos
State High Court holding cell for awaiting trial inmates.
It was gathered that the
culprits, who claimed to be orphans, brought in the illegal substance
for their brother, Babatunde Oyetobi, an awaiting trial inmate.
According to them, Babatunde, who was arrested during a street fight, had been in prison for about two years.
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The two sisters, who were handcuffed
together, said they had contributed money to hire a lawyer for their
brother, adding that they had been coming to court regularly to stand by
him since his trial started.
Twenty-four-year-old Shade, who said she
was a hairdresser, confessed that the marijuna wraps were handed over
to her by one, Jamiu, a friend of Babatunde.
She said, “Actually, it was my brother’s friend, Jamiu, who sells watches that gave the stuff to me this morning for my brother.
“Jamiu called me on the telephone and
gave me the drug. I don’t know where they sell marijuana, I don’t know
how much they sell it and I don’t smoke.”
Adebanwo, married with three children, said she was not privy to the arrangement.
Crying profusely, the 32-year-old lamented that her sister had put her in trouble.
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