A Magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State capital has sentenced two persons namely Gidado Shuaib and Olufemi Alfred to three months imprisonment over a case of criminal conspiracy and defamation levelled against them.
The convicts, who were given an option of a fine of N100, 000.00 each were arraigned in court on a First Information Report dated November 2019 for offences of criminal conspiracy and defamation contrary to sections 97 and 392 of the penal law.
Their arraignment followed a petition written against them by Hillcrest Agro- Allied Industries Limited located at Kilometre 4, Ajase -Ipo road, Amberi village, Kwara state over a published article in News Digest “titled Inside Kwara factory where Indian hemp is legalised “.
The article, according to the petitioner, portrayed the company, which is into rice production as a place where Indian hemp is being smoked freely by workers.
Vanguard/Oluwayemisi Owonikoko
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