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Ighalo risks two-year jail term in Spain

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Ighalo risks two-year jail term in Spain
Latest reports emanating from Spain revealed that Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, might face a two-year jail term after facts emerged he was involved  in a bribery scandal during his playing days with Granada in Spain.
Ighalo may be dragged before the court to testify in Granada if an open trial is to be held.
According to Spanish newspaper, Marca, Ighalo and 94 others including his ex-Granada teammate, Diego Buonanotte allegedly bribed their way to pass a driving test.
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The provincial district attorney’s office of Granada has requested a two-year prison term and a fine of 3,000 Euros for all the offenders who hired someone to write the exams for them in 2012 and 2013.
After the test was written, the errors made on the sheet were allegedly deleted.
Investigation further revealed that three syndicates of Íllora (Granada), Mengíbar (Jaén) and Ciudad Real who moved to Granada allegedly recruited students to help write exams for clients who wanted to pass the driving license exams, and were charged between 1,500 and 2,500 Euros.
Following the incident, the prosecutor found the Super Eagles striker culpable of the crime of falsifying an official document.

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