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Nigerian Court Sentence 9 Foreign Nationals To 20yrs In Prison by commytosy(f): 9:49pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Nigerian court sentence 9 foreign nationals to 20yrs in prison for crude Oil theft. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today sentenced 5 Filipinos identified as Axel Joseph Gibo Jabone, Juanito Camireno Infantado, Suarin Fernado Alave, Gatila Jaypee Gadayan and Rolando Jose Commendador and four Bangladeshis identified as Md Zahirul Islam, Islam Shahinul, Islam Rafiqul and Shaikn Shibli Nomany, to 20 years imprisonment each, with fine options of N20million per person for crimes relating to crude oil theft in Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had dragged the 9 foreigners before the court alleging that on or about March 27, 2015 in Lagos they conspired to commit an offence involving dealing in 3423.097metric tons of crude oil without lawful authority or appropriate license, contrary to Section 1(19)(6) of the Miscellaneous Offence Act, Cap M17. The antigraft agency also alleged that the accused on the same day and time, stored 3,423. 097 metric tons of crude oil in MT Asteris' cargo tanks, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4 of the Petroleum Act of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, in his ruling, found them guilty of the crime despite them stating that they were not guilty. Justice Buba granted them bail in the sum of N50 million each, with one surety who must be a Nigerian, provide evidence of means, and deposit his passport with the registrar of the court. He also ordered their vessel, MT Asteri, to be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria, together with the crude oil on board. He described the convicted foreigners as the saboteurs who have turned Nigeria into the laughing stock in the comity of Nations, warning that Nigerians and non- Nigerians must respect Nigeria and its laws. He sentenced each convict to five years on each of the four counts, with an option of five million Naira fine on each of them. While the sentences are to run concurrently, the option of fine is not source http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2015/12/nigerian-court-sentence-9-foreign.html?m=1
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Re: Nigerian Court Sentence 9 Foreign Nationals To 20yrs In Prison by PresleyKuttie(m): 9:51pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Boughted |
Re: Nigerian Court Sentence 9 Foreign Nationals To 20yrs In Prison by preetyb(f): 9:55pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Its a welcome development although they look lyk people going for lodging |
Re: Nigerian Court Sentence 9 Foreign Nationals To 20yrs In Prison by Shehucom(m): 9:58pm On Dec 15, 2015 |
Una go chop water water beans tire. You'd wish you never came to Nigeria |
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