A Nigerian man was sentenced to death by hanging by the High Court
today after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936gm of cannabis in malaysia
Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab handed down the sentence on
John Amaechi Eze, 23, after finding that the prosecution had established the
case beyond reasonable doubts.
Eze, a student at a private college in Kuala
Lumpur, was charged with committing the offence in front of Dewan Lye Huat
Garden, Jitra,
John, who looked calm when the
Mohd Zaki handed down the sentence, then requested permission to contact his
family in Nigeria and informed the court that he had not contacted them since he
was arrested.
Mohd Zaki said the matter would be arranged by his lawyer, Ali
Munawar Razak, and deputy public prosecutor, Wan Nor Hasnita Wan Daud, who
prosecuted in the case
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