Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug Trafficking in Malaysia

A MALAYSIAN court sentenced a Nigerian man to death after convicting him of dug trafficking.

The 35 year old Abuchi Ngwoke was sentenced to death today November 25th by a Malaysian High Court for trafficking in 251.66 gm of methapethamine.


He was arrested in May 2012 at a Malaysian airport. He had swallowed the drugs.

The High court judge described Ngwoke's testimony about swallowing gemstones in Nigeria before traveling to Malaysia as absurd. 

The court decision is the latest in a clampdown by Malaysian authorities on alleged foreign drug traffickers.

A date is yet to be set for his execution.