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SUBSIDY SCAM: Court jails marketer, firm 104 yrs for N1.1bn fraud

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SUBSIDY SCAM: Court jails marketer, firm 104 yrs for N1.1bn fraud

Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gudu, Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced one Jubril Rowaye, an oil marketer, to 104 years imprisonment over N1.05 billion subsidy fraud charge.

The charge was preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In the landmark judgment that lasted about five and half hours, Rowaye was convicted along with his company, Brilla Energy Limited, and another firm, Alminnur Resources Limited, to which the permit to import 10,000metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) into Nigeria was issued in 2011.

Rowaye and Brilla Energy Limited were arraigned alongside Saminu Rabiu and his company, Alminnur Resources Limited, on October 17, 2012 on a 17-count charge of conspiracy and fraud.

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However, the charge was amended following the death of Rabiu, who died on October 7, 2014 after the prosecution had closed its case with 12 witnesses, in order to delete his name as a defendant in the suit.

The other three (Rowaye, Brilla and Alminnur) were subsequently re-arraigned on February 12, 2016.

Justice Banjoko convicted and sentenced Rowaye on 14 out of 17 counts preferred against him by EFCC.

On Counts 1 and 2, Rowaye and the two oil companies (Brilla and Alminnur) were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each without option of fine.

Additionally, on count 2, which bordered on how the convicts fraudulently obtained over N1.05billion from the Petroleum Support Fund as payment for importation of 10,000 tonnes of PMS, the judge ordered the convicts to pay by way of restitution the sum equivalent to the loss sustained by the victim, which is the federal government.

On Counts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17, the three defendants were sentenced to 7 years imprisonment with option of fine of N5million each.

The court, however, discharged Rowaye, Alminnur and Brilla on counts 12, 13 and 14.
“The sentences are to run concurrently, while the penalty sentencing are to run consecutively”.

 

 

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  1. yanju omotodun

    April 8, 2017 at 8:47 am

    This justice Adebukola has no dimutive sense at all. How many years does he have to live again that demands 104 years? When they ought to deliver good judgement they won’t do so, but delivering of repugnant judgement on the wrong case.

    • seyi jelili

      April 8, 2017 at 9:30 am

      Don’t mind the judge. People like Ngilari that ought to get 104 years imprisonment term didn’t get it but 5 years. Rubbish and please has Ngilari gone back to the prison?

  2. Balarabe musa

    April 8, 2017 at 11:00 am

    Serve him right. It’s an Haram to even imagine grading the country talk more of acting it. My pray Allah lengthen his life to regret his fraudulent act. Now, he can’t even enjoy the money. What a life of vanity?

    • Roland Uchendu Pele

      April 8, 2017 at 1:18 pm

      Religious folks in Nigeria are just too dumb for my liking.
      Could you please move to the nearest mosque to join your fellow dumbs?!

  3. Anita Kingsley

    April 8, 2017 at 8:27 pm

    So many nonsenses that we celebrate in this country, how many politicians have gone to jail for fraud and embezzlement of public funds? We need to start being responsible with our judgement on this country.

  4. Animashaun Ayodeji

    April 8, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    104 years is just too much for a billionaire naira scam. They should appeal

    • Agbor Chris

      April 8, 2017 at 8:47 pm

      No amount of punishment is too much for fraud, they are supposed to get life imprisonment instead.

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