Prince Bartholowmew Obitube
The Malaysian Government has sentenced a 28 year-old Nigerian student, Prince Bartholowmew Obitube to death.
The man was sentenced by a high court in Malaysia for trafficking drugs. The Shah Alam High Court on Wednesday, February 26th gave the death penalty to Obitube after he was found guilty of trafficking cannabis, also known as marijuana.
The accused, a student with a private college in Kuala Lumpur, was arrested with 9,189kg of cannabis at Desa Satu Apartment, Gombak on Aug 20, 2011.
According to the facts of the case, Obitube was caught by police from the Gombak Narcotic Crime Investigation Department, following a tip off, within the apartment area after he tried to run away with a backpack containing the drugs.
The offence, under the Dangerous Drugs Act in the country, provides a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
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