Justice S. C.
Amadi of the Rivers State High Court, on Thursday April 28 convicted and sentenced
one Ernest Monday to six months imprisonment for stealing and fraudulent conversion
of the sum of one million, eight hundred
thousand naira (N1. 8 million.)
The convict was
arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 10,
2015 on a two count charge of stealing and fraudulent conversion contrary to
section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code CAP C37 Vol 11 Laws of the Rivers State of
Nigeria 1999.
One of the
counts read: “You Ernest Monday ‘m’ between the months of May and November 2012
at Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
did fraudulently convert the sum of nine hundred thousand naira (N900,000.00)
only, property of Livecoal Ministries International and thereby committed an offence.”
During his
arraignment in October 2015, the convict pleaded not guilty. He later changed
his plea to guilty upon the commencement
of trial on March 10, 2016
Justice Amadi consequently convicted and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with an option
of N50,000 fine as the convict has fully restituted the victim of the said N1 8 million.
Monday, a
driver to a senior official of a new generation bank, was saddled with the
responsibility of paying the sum of N300,000 belonging to one Chief James
Jephthah into the accounts of Livecoal Ministries
with Access Bank monthly. The convict later diverted the sum of N1.8 million
into his personal account in the
process.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
29th April, 2016
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