Justice
Okon Abang of the Federal High Court convicted seven men yesterday to 84 years in
imprisonment in
The
court sentenced each of the convicts to a jail term of 12 years
each starting Friday after they were all found guilty of the five
count charge counted against them.
The
convicts are;
Adedamola Ogungbayi
Olaniran Olabode
Suraju
Gasali
Moses
Emmanuel
Wilson
Bonsi;
Okaraodi Uche
Onyeogo
Happy
ACCORDING
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Apart
from the jail term, Justice okon equally ordered the forfeiture of the vessel,
‘MT Good Success’, used by the convicts in stealing the said petroleum product,
as well as the recovered petroleum product to the Federal Government.
The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the sums of N66.6m and $975,000 which belonged to the convicts’ company, Hepa Global Energy Limited, domiciled with the First City Monument Bank to the Federal Government.
The convicts, were arraigned alongside their vessel and company onAugust 28, 2014 on five counts alongside one Padoun
Jacob, who was discharged and acquitted by the court. The judge, in
setting Jacob free on all the five counts, described him as a desperate job
seeker, who became a victim of circumstances.
The judge also ordered the forfeiture of the sums of N66.6m and $975,000 which belonged to the convicts’ company, Hepa Global Energy Limited, domiciled with the First City Monument Bank to the Federal Government.
The convicts, were arraigned alongside their vessel and company on
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