Bankers, Indian Businessman bag 5-year jail term over N855m fraud - Daily Post Nigeria

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Bankers, Indian Businessman bag 5-year jail term over N855m fraud

DAILY POST gathered that not only the duo were involved and convicted but Ashok Israni, an Indian businessman.EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said this in a statement in Abuja.

Further, it was explained that the convicts alongside Sunny Obazee were re-arraigned on October 4, 2016 on an amended 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N855 million. Another count reads: “That you, Anayo Nwosu, Ashok Israni, Olajide Oshodi, Sunny Obazee, Bank PHB Plc/Keystone Bank Ltd and NULEC Industries Limited, sometime in 2008 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N855, 000, 000.

During the course of their trial, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, presented witnesses and tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence by the court.He, however, convicted and sentenced the first, second and third defendants to five years imprisonment each on counts 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 13 of stealing.

 

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