Two
men- Ali Saidu and Naru Sani – being prosecuted by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for
allegedly being in possession of fake United States dollar bills have
been convicted.
The convicts were subsequently sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice E. S. Chukwu.
They
were sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of the five counts of
criminal conspiracy, unlawful possession of counterfeit US dollars and
forgery preferred against them by the commission.
The
EFCC had said the offences were in contravention of Section 10 (6) of
the Miscellaneous Offence Decree No.20 of 1984 as amended, and Section 5
(1) (b) of the Counterfeit Currency (Special Provisions) Act Cap. 35,
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Ali and Sani were
arrested at Mararaba, Nasarawa State in 2011. At the time of their
arrest, they were in possession of fake $10,000.
The convicts
had initially pleaded not guilty. However, they later changed their plea
and pleaded guilty to amended five counts.
Consequently, Chukwu convicted the duo and sentenced them accordingly.
The stupid naija court will sentence small thief to death and leave the big thief killing us day in day out - the politicians and co. God will judge y'all
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