Nigerian, Kenyan sentenced 10 years each for drug trafficking
Nigerian Samuel Uche and Kenyan Geoffrey Onchangu Ondieki were on January 2, 2020 sentenced to 10 years each in prison for trafficking heroin. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Nigerian Samuel Uche was found with 484.315 grams of the drug, valued at Sh1,452,945, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.
Mr Uche was convicted alongside Kenyan Geoffrey Onchangu Ondieki, who had been accused of trafficking 1,000.16 grams of heroin, valued at Sh3,000,480, to Nigeria.
Soon after their conviction and sentencing, defence lawyer Evans Ondieki lodged an appeal at the High Court, saying “the magistrate erred in convicting the accused without corroborating evidence”.
A Nigerian and a Kenyan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for trafficking heroin to The Netherlands and Nigeria respectively.
Samuel Uche was found with 484.315 grams of the drug, valued at Sh1,452,945, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on March 3, 2017. This was during a search at DHL's cargo office.
