28-year-old mother of three convicted of drug peddling in Cross River
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has convicted a 28-year-old mother of three for dealing on cannabis Sativa.She was then sentenced for one month without option of fine.
“If she is sentenced to a long term of imprisonment, it will have repercussion on those in the society because the children who did not participate on what had happened will suffer. “At this instance, the Pastor will counsel, reform and rehabilitate the convict. I will like her to go for spiritual counselling, this is an opportunity for her to repent from her sin and become reformed person.
“Sometimes, when the inmates complete their sentences, we undertake to rehabilitate them through support with a view to bringing them back to the society. The power of God transformed these people.
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