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Nigerian National Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking in Malaysia

Tuesday, May 06, 2014 at 11:03 AM by Khadijah Thabit 1 min read

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia - A Nigerian national has been sentenced to death by a Malaysian court for trafficking 1.392 kg of methamphetamine to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The presiding judge maintained that the accused's statement to the police regarding drug possession differed greatly from his testimony in court.

Eze Ifeanyi Boy, 33, a former spare-parts dealer, was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by High Court in the city of Shah Alam, capital of Selangor district, and sentenced to death by hanging.

Mr. Boy committed the offence at the KLIA arrival hall on October 23, 2011.

This would not be the first time when a Nigerian national was sentenced to death in Malaysia. In February 2014, same High Court in Shal Alam imposed the capital capital punishment on a 28-year-old student Prince Bartholomew Obitube for smuggling marijuana into the country.

Mandatory capital punishment upon conviction in Malaysia applies to anyone found guilty of committing murder, drug trafficking, treason, waging war against the King and acts of terrorism.

Source: Legit.ng

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