AN Ijero carpenter in Ebute Metta, Mr. Julius Abosede, told a Lagos Magistrate court yesterday at the resumed hearing in Madam Johnson’s Indian Hemp case that he nailed the wooden box said to have contained Indian hemp, dried fish and pepper for Madam Johnson on November II. and she paid “me 6d for my job”.

He was giving evidence for the prosecution at the trial of a wealthy trader, 59-year-old Madam Angelina Ibijoke Johnson charged with exporting 151bs of Indian hemp to the United Kingdom without a Customs permit. Earlier, the court had delayed proceeding -ilor about one hour when none of the four defence counsel was in court At 10.15 am.

The court resumed and a new counsel, Mr. O. Oluwole announced that he was holding brief for Mr. E. A. Thomas one of the four defence counsel who failed to put in appearance.

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On November 27 last year, a day before Miss Kehlnde Collins proceeded to the United Kingdom, the step son of Madam John-son, Ezekiel Jogbenu called at Mr. Abosede’s work-shop and Informed him that his mother wanted him to do a job. On reaching the house of Miss Collins along Apapa Road.