An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on
Monday sentenced two civil servants, Mohammed Audu and Yusuf Ayodeji, to
105 years imprisonment, for fraudulent activities while handling a
World Bank project.
The convicts who were Procurement Officers in
the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation were arraigned
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in July 2016.
Audu
was docked on a 10-count charge while Ayodeji faced a five-count
charge, both bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and awarding
contracts to companies in which they had interests, among others.
The
convicts were brought pursuant to Section 26 of the Independent Corrupt
Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Act 2000,
punishable under Section 12 of the same Act.
They were in
charge of a World Bank project known as Government Integrated Financial
Management Information System (GIFMIS), an economic reform governance
project.
The judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, in his judgment,
sentenced Audu to seven years imprisonment on each of the 10-count
charges, amounting to 70 years.
Halilu also sentenced Ayodeji to seven years each on each of the five-counts charge amounting to 35 years imprisonment.
According
to him, the convicts took advantage of their positions as procurement
officers to perpetrate the criminal acts at the World Bank project.
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