A court in Zambia on Monday acquitted a Nigerian prophet of two charges of drug trafficking.

The court acquitted Isaac Amata, 42, of two charges of trafficking and importation of ephedrine, a prohibited drug, following the failure by state prosecutors to prove the charge.

Amata was arrested on January 25 upon arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, allegedly trafficking 26.29kg of ephedrine.