A Federal High Court based in Port Harcourt has issued a verdict, finding George Turnah and two others guilty of fraud charges and subsequently sentencing them to six years in prison.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
George Turnah, who previously served as the Special Adviser on Youth to Dan Abia, the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), along with Ebis Orubebe and Uzorgor Silas-Chidebere, faced charges brought forth by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in May 2017….CONTINUE READING
The charges included allegations of obtaining N2,894,500,000 (two billion, eight hundred and ninety-four million, five hundred thousand) through false pretenses, money laundering, fund conversion, and forgery.
These actions were in violation of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1 subsection 3 of the act.
The trial concluded with Justice Abubakar Turaki-Mohammed delivering a verdict in favor of the prosecution. He found all three accused individuals guilty of the charges brought against them by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of EFCC. As a result, Justice Turaki-Mohammed sentenced each of them to two years in prison, collectively totaling six years from the date of their arrest.
However, the judge also provided them with the option of a fine. The first defendant was ordered to pay one million naira, while the second and third defendants were directed to pay N500,000 each into the consolidated Revenue Account of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
