A Nigerian john Jekwe chigbu has been jailed 25-years for drug dealing
and racketeering by South Africa’s Durban High
Court.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson
Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said John Jekwe Chigbu
was sentenced after being found guilty of running
the drug dealing enterprise from the Durban panel
beating business of which he was a co-owner.
Another Nigerian working with him, Sunny
Augustine Seyi Osazuwa, received a R10 000 fine or
the option of a three-year sentence for his
conviction of drug dealing.
The Nigerian’s South African-born wife, Sithembile
Sbongile Chigbu, who was also charged, is allegedly
on the run, while Burundian national Ndayisaba
Ramazani was acquitted.
According to the indictment, Chigbu would receive
orders for cocaine and Ecstasy on his phone. His
three co-accused, including his wife, would deliver
the drugs to customers who would deposit the
money into the panel beating business’s bank
account.
The four were arrested following a sting operation
by the police’s Organised Crime Unit in December
2008.
During that operation, police recovered drugs from
the panel beating business as well as from Chigbu’s
wife’s home.
Ramkisson-Kara said the NPA welcomed the
sentence which would see Chigbu serve a minimum
of 16 years and six months before he becoming
eligible for parole.

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