Court sentences ex-Adamawa Pilgrims Welfare boss to 5 years…

0
212


Fraud: Court sentences ex-Adamawa Pilgrims Welfare boss to 5 years imprisonment

The Adamawa High Court sitting in Yola has sentenced a former executive secretary, Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Jingi Mayo, to five years imprisonment.

Mr. Bello Bakori, Adamawa Commissioner, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), confirmed the development in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yola.

Bakori said that Jingi was the executive secretary of the board between 2016 and 2017, and was sentenced to the correctional facility on March 23, 2020, without the option of fine.

He said the defendant was charged on a 3-count charge filed on Jan. 30, 2019, for violating the provisions of Sections 16, 19 and 25(1)(a) of ICPC Act.

The charges, according to the commissioner, are punishable under Sections 16, 19 and 25(1)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.

“The convict was charged to Court on Jan. 30, 2019, for diverting and furnishing of false…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper