{
  "id": 8009085,
  "title": "Court jails South African for 25 years for importing 5.75kg heroin into Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/court-jails-south-african-for-25-years-for-importing-5-75kg-heroin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/17/court-jails-south-african-for-25-years-for-importing-5-75kg-heroin-into-nigeria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to 25 years in prison for smuggling 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Justice Obiora Egwuatu passed the sentence, stressing that Nigerian law does not respect emotions. In August, the National Drug Law […] The post Court jails South African for…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}