A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, to 11 years imprisonment for importing 35.20 kilograms of cannabis, known as “Canadian Loud,” into Nigeria.
Munju was arrested on October 3, 2024, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos while clearing customs on a KLM flight from Canada.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, told the court that Munju imported the illicit substance without lawful authority, contravening Section 20(1) (a) of the NDLEA Act.
Munju pleaded guilty to the charges and was given an option of a N100 million fine by Justice Dehinde Dipeolu.
Her counsel, Benson Ndakara, pleaded for leniency, stating that Munju was deceived into committing the crime and had shown remorse.
According to the NDLEA, Munju claimed she was recruited online to traffic the substance for 10,000 Canadian dollars to fund her Master’s degree program in Canada.