Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
Two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been sentenced to seven-year each for gratification and money laundering totaling N264.8m collected from former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-maduekwe, who is still at large.
A third INEC official, Yisa Adedoyin had been convicted after he pleaded not guilty and got a plea bargain. The defense is appealing the sentence and said his client’s plea bargain was frustrated.
Justice idris Mohammed now elevated to the Court of Appeal passed the sentence at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday.
He said Christian Nwosu, former INEC administrative secretary in Kwara state and Tijani Ba`shir ought to have conducted themselves impartially as INEC officials during the 2015 elections but breached INEC’s provisions and their conducts are a threat to democracy in the country.
The judge sent a strong warning to INEC to conduct them credibly during the coming polls.
The two convicts were found guilty on 9 counts. Their counsel had asked the judge to temper justice with mercy and fine them instead, being first time offenders, but the EFCC counsel disagreed, calling for jail terms as provided for in the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
Justice Mohammed also ordered that N5m and two landed properties in Asaba, Delta state both valued at N25m recovered from Mr Nwosu, and a landed property in Wuse, Abuja worth N27m recovered from Mr Bashir, all be forfeited to the Federal Government.
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