Nigerian man sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking in Indonesia, prosecutors to push for death sentence.
An Indonesian court on Monday July 6th sentenced 33 year old Nigerian
man Uzoma Elele Alpha (pictured above) to life imprisonment for
possessing banned substances - methamphetamine and marijuana - worth an
estimated $451,400.
Uzoma was arrested at his apartment at the Margonda
Residence tower in Depok in December 2014 during a raid by authorities
from
the immigration office. The banned substance was found in his home
after a search was conducted. Uzoma was discovered to also be living in
the country illegally.
"Uzoma Elele Alpha has been proven guilty for owning grade
1 narcotic drugs and is sentenced to life imprisonment,” Judge
Hariyanto said in his ruling at the court on the southern outskirts of
Jakarta.
Chief prosecutor Eddy Abdul Aziz said his team would consider
mounting an appeal to obtain the death sentence. Indonesian has strong
policies against drug trafficking in their country. 4 Nigerians were in
April this year executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
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