Appeal court sentence Zamfara UBEC chairman to 41 years in jail ~ Welcome to Chollam's blog

Appeal court sentence Zamfara UBEC chairman to 41 years in jail


A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced the Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Murtala Adamu Jengebe to a cumulative jail term of 41 years.

Jengebe was convicted by the court after the appellate court found him guilty on the seven out of the 10 counts for which he was earlier acquitted at the Federal High Court, Gusau, Zamfara State.

In the lead judgment of the Court read by Justice Habeeb Abiru, the earlier acquittal of the embattled Chairman by a Federal High Court in Gusau was set aside.

The appalate court held that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt seven out of the ten counts of the money laundering charge brought against him by the EFCC. He was consequently sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of four of the counts and seven years each on three other counts respectively.

However, the Court ordered that the sentences shall run concurrently.

It would be recalled that on the 12th day of May 2017, the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau presided over by Justice Z.B Abubakar discharged and acquitted the convict on the 10 counts charge of Money Laundering but convicted him for engaging in private business while he was still in public service. An offence he was never charged for by the Commission.

Dissatisfied with the judgement of the lower court, the prosecution approached the Court Of Appeal seeking it to set aside the judgement of the lower court.

Related Posts:

  • Saturday, December 12, 2015 Fetty Wap embarrasses ex-GF after she announces her pregnancy on instagram, not convinced its his! Fetty Wap's on-off girlfriend, Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Masika Kalysha anno… Read More
  • Saturday, December 12, 2015 Erica Mena sheds light on break up with Bow Wow: says “He’s an abuser” Although Erica Mena's relationship with Shad Moss, aka Bow Wow, ended after a short engagement, and they both&n… Read More
  • Saturday, December 12, 2015 And here comes Music + for everyone! MTN’s innovative streak is not slowing down anytime soon. In the wake of all other exciting services, Music+, which has been exclusive to only MTN su… Read More
  • Saturday, December 12, 2015 Emma Ugolee's 'The Gist' is the first of its kind...(photos) General interest and celebrity interviews are the typical talk show format but Emma Ugolee's 'The Gist' is different and fresh… Read More
  • TODAY DECEMBER 12, 2015   Describe this in one word with your comment … Read More

0 comments:

Post a Comment