A Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has convicted two brothers- Collins and Ikechukwu Avoaja. They are to spend the next seven years in jail after a Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State found them guilty on a 13-count charge of fraud and obtaining money under false pretence preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court also jailed Gbadegesin Yinusa for illegal bunkering.
Justice Ibrahim N. Buba, according to the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, handed down the sentence on Thursday.Uwujaren said a company, CeeCee Concept Multiple Nigeria Limited which was the channel through which the Avoaja brothers carried out their fraudulent transactions was similarly convicted.He said: “The court ordered the accused persons to pay back the worth of the bank guarantee in the sum of N25, 000,000.00 (Twenty five million naira) to Fidelity Bank Plc as restitution.
“It would be recalled that in October 2008, CeeCee Concept Nigeria Limited was availed a Bank guarantee to the tune of N25, 000,000.00 (Twenty five million naira only) in favour of Globacom Limited, Warri Branch, for the purchase of Globacom recharge cards.
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