A 35 year old Nigerian man was sentenced to death today November 25th by a Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 251.66 gm of methapethamine.
Abuchi Ngwoke, was arrested in May 2012 at a Malaysian airport. He had swallowed the drugs.
Abuchi Ngwoke, 35, was found guilty by Justice Datuk Zulkifli Bakar, of committing the offence at Melaka General Hospital between 5 am on May 23 and 2.50 pm on May 25, 2012.
The judge said the defence had failed to cast any reasonable doubt on the prosecution's case.
He described Ngwoke's testimony about swallowing gemstones in Nigeria before travelling here as absurd.
Fourteen prosecution witnesses and one defence witness testified in the trial which commenced on April 28 this year.
The prosecution was represented by deputy public prosecutor Nurfarhana Ahmad and Fairuz Syuhada Amran, while Ngwoke was defended by counsel Tiu Leong Kim.
A date is yet to be set for his execution.
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