An FCT High Court has sentenced former directors of the Rural Electricity Agency to various jail terms for their role in the N5.2 billion scam.
So they defrauded the state of billions of naira and the good judge sentence them to 3years imprisonment or option of fine of 500,000 naira and 5m naira respectively. In case u r wondering d judge is not stupid he only got wealthy by passing this judgement.
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