The Imo State High Court, Owerri, has convicted and sentenced a former Commissioner for Transport in the state to one year’s imprisonment for defrauding the state of N180 million.
According to the prosecution, Mr Anyyanwu diverted the funds from the state’s transport company through phony contracts awarded to Oma Oil & Industries Ltd. The former public official was said to have an interest in the private firm.Delivering judgement on Tuesday , the judge, K .A. Lewanya, held that the prosecution proved the case against the defendant.
Hope they have retrieved the money from him before jailing the embezzler
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