The Federal High Court in Lagos, has sentenced
Sunny Ade’s former guitarist, Fatoke Abiodun, who was arrested by the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to three years imprisonment for drug
trafficking.
Abiodun, who was brought before Justice S. Seidu
of the Federal High Court pleaded guilty to one count charge of unlawful
exportation of 1.575kg of cocaine.
In his ruling, Justice Seidu sentenced the
convict to three years imprisonment with effect from the date of arrest. He
noted that the appeal of the defence counsel and the fact that the convict
pleaded guilty without wasting the time of the court were carefully considered.
It will be recalled that operatives of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Fatoke Abiodun on
January 1, 2013 at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The
convict who played guitar for music star, King Sunny Ade for over three decades
was caught while attempting to board an Air France flight to Italy.
Fatoke reportedly blamed his involvement on
financial hardship. According to Fatoke, “after my primary education, I only
did one year in the secondary school before I went into music. I can play any
kind of guitar but my music career is a sad story.
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