By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A 34-year- old herbalist, Matthew Sonoma a.k.a “Dr Perebokowe Ogah” has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour, by a Federal High Court in Abuja sequel to his alleged complicity in Advance Fee Fraud otherwise known as 419.

The herbalist was specifically accused of duping a former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Ambassador Sam Edem, to the tune of N715 million.

Trial Justice Gabriel Kolawole convicted the Warri-based herbalist on the strength of a 15-count criminal charge preferred against him by the Inspector General of Police. The court said it was satisfied that the accused person contravened section 7(2) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006. Edem had, in his petition to the Police, alleged that he paid the money into the account the accused person opened with the Ugheli branch of Oceanic Bank. He claimed that the money was a loan he gave the herbalist to execute a business deal.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/herbalist-jailed-7-years-for-defrauding-nddc-ex-chairman/

NDDC is a disease with no cure but totally extermination.

Him go to lock the heart of efcc.so dat they wont remember him..the thing no work.

Nddc again?

The problem of Nigeria is we the citizens.....how do you explain the brazen looting in the NDDC by people from the same region

This NDDC problem na follow come o

The NDDC has always been a cesspit of corruption from time immemorial

Huge monthly allocation

13% derivation

NDDC 2020 budget N346.388bn

N65 billion for the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the 2020 Budget


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The true meaning of resource control in that part of Nigeria is resource control and looting.

Yet, we insult herbalist while secretly patronising them.

Hahaha