Two sisters, Shade Oyetobi,24, and Atinuke Adebanwo,32, were arrested on Wednesday by officers of the Nigerian Prison Services while attempting to smuggle 11 wraps of marijuana into the Ikeja Lagos State High Court holding cell for awaiting trial inmates.
The sisters, who said they are orphans, brought in the substance for their brother, Babatunde Oyetobi, who is an awaiting trial inmate, arrested during a street fight about two years ago.
The two sisters, who were handcuffed, said they had contributed money to hire a lawyer for their brother, adding that they had been coming to court regularly to stand by him since his trial started.