High Court Fines Igbinedion N3m For N25bn Scam

Court Fines Igbinedion N3m For N25bn Scam

High Court in Benin - Edo, Sentenced the brother of ex-Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Michael, to a six-year jail term for N25bn money laundering offences.

The anti-climactic denouement to a trial that was marked by a series of drama and unconscionable adjournments became ominous Wednesday April 29, 2015 when the trial judge failed to sentence the accused persons having found them guilty on some of the charges in the 81-count information preferred against them by the EFCC. Instead, he fixed the sentencing for the next day, April 30, 2015 but it was clear the direction the pendulum was going to swing, as the two accused persons, Charles Eboigbodin, personal assistant to Lucky Igbinedion and Michael Igbinedion, though allegedly committed the same offense of money laundering, were however convicted on different counts.

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President Jonathan has, for the first time, questioned the results of the March 28 presidential election, maintaining that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still the dominant party in Nigeria. Jonathan had congratulated Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), before the final result was announced but has now said he only did it for the unity of Nigeria.

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Missing $20bn: Okonjo-Iweala Disowns PwC, Says She Didn’t Hire the Firm

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High Court in Benin - Edo, Sentenced the brother of ex-Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Michael, to a six-year jail term for N25bn money laundering offences.

A Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State on Thursday sentenced a younger brother of ex-Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Michael, to a six-year jail term for N25bn money laundering offences.

An aide of the ex-governor,   Patrick Eboigbodin, was also jailed for 20 years for the   same of offences.

However, the governor’s brother has an option of paying N3m or N1m for each of the three counts on which he was found guilty to avoid going to jail.

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SHOCKING PHOTOS: Nigerian Army Releases Shocking Images Of Sambisa Forest Survivors – LOOK!

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The Nigerian military has released heart-wrenching images of what it says are survivors rescued from the notorious Sambisa forest where they were held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents.

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