A
Federal High Court sitting in Jos and presided by Justice Andrel Alagwa has
sentenced a Jos businessman, Ibrahim Nayaya to two years imprisonment in a case
brought before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Nayaya
was arraigned on June 15, 2013 on one count charge that borders on obtaining by
trickery, contrary to and punishable under Section 421 of the Criminal Code
Act, Cap C38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (LFN) 2004.
The
convict, a transporter and dealer in black oil allegedly obtained N6million
from one Umar Ibrahim, an Ashaka (Gombe
State) businessman, for
the purpose of supplying some truck load of Black oil. The product was neither
supplied nor the money returned to Umar.
Justice
Alagwa found Nayaya guilty as charged and thereby sentenced him to 2 years
imprisonment with an option of fine in the sum of N500, 000.
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