Federal High Court Fines Filipino Sailors $6m Over Cocaine
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted ten Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, for trafficking 20 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria. Justice Ayokunle Faji delivered the judgment on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, imposing a cumulative fine of $6 million alongside N1.1 million in statutory penalties. The conviction follows a plea…