Alleged ₦480bn Meth Lab Trial Moves to Ogun Facility for Inspection, Hearing Adjourned to July 24
Chiemelie Ezeobi
The trial of alleged drug baron Innocent Orji, three Mexican nationals and six others over the alleged operation of a ₦480 billion clandestine methamphetamine laboratory took a turn on Tuesday as the Federal High Court left Abuja to inspect the suspected drug manufacturing facility in Mowe, Ogun State.
Justice Musa Kakaki led the court on a locus in quo, an inspection of the alleged crime scene, accompanied by the 10 defendants, lawyers representing both sides and officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who walked the court through the sprawling complex prosecutors claim housed an illicit methamphetamine production operation.
During the inspection, the prosecution’s first witness, Ajilema Anebi, identified chemicals, processing equipment and installations the agency said were recovered from the premises and allegedly used in manufacturing methamphetamine.
