The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 16, 2015, secured another
conviction, as the duo of Ugochuku Obi and Markel Daniel were sentenced to five
years imprisonment without an option of fine by Justice M. A Onyetenu of the
Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The convicts, were
prosecuted on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and felony, following their
arrest by officers of the Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a
joint operation with the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt,
River State.
Count one reads: ‘’That you
Ugochuku Obi and Markel Daniel on or about the 9th day of October,
2010 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did
conspire with each other to commit felony to wit: Tampering with oil pipeline
and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3 (6) of the Miscellaneous
Offences Act CAP M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria)
Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 1(7) (b) of the same Act.”
Count two reads: “ That you
, Ugochuku Obi and Markel Daniel, on or about the 9th day of
October, 2010 at the SPDC Right of Way, Off Eneka Road, Igwuruta
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, wilfully and maliciously
damaged and destroyed Well 2, Agbada II Flow Station of the SPDC facility,
thereby tampering with the free flows of the crude oil and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 1 (7) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17
of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) Act, 2007 and
punishable under section 1(7) of the same Act.”They were, however, convicted only on count one for tampering with oil pipelines.
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