The Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, secured another conviction on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 as Justice A. I. Kutigi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, convicted and sentenced the duo of Adegboyega London and Sylvanus Benedict to two years imprisonment each.
London and Benedict were arraigned in 2011 on a two count charge
of criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
In a bid to free themselves of the charge, the defendants in
2013 filed a no case submission in which they were discharged on count one of
conspiracy and ordered to enter their defence on the second count of breach of
trust, which led to amending the charge.
London and Benedict were said to be Chairman and Secretary of
Mbatoo Cooperative Society respectively. The Society was one of the Cooperative
Societies in Nigeria awarded grants by the Federal Government to develop solid
minerals sector of the economy with a view to increase the income of artisans
and small scale miners.
The convicts fraudulently converted the sum of N4, 826,850.00
(four million eight hundred and twenty six thousand, eight hundred and fifty
naira) to their own use as against the term of the agreement.
After diligent prosecution, Justice A. I. Kutigi found the
first defendant (London) guilty on the first count and the second defendant
(Benedict) guilty on the second amended charge.
While London was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment with an option
of fine in the sum of N100,000 (hundred thousand naira) on count one, Benedict,
got the same sentence on the amended second count.
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