Seven thieves were on Friday jailed for 84 years by Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, for dealing in 1,459 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol, unlawfully.
The convicts are; Wilson Bonsi, Okaraodi Uche, Onyeogo Happy, Adedamola Ogungbayi, Olaniran Olabode, Suraju Gasali and Moses Emmanuel. They will each serve a jail term of 12 years, commencing from yesterday.
The judge ordered the forfeiture of the sums of N66.6m and $975,000 belonging to the convicts’ company, Hepa Global Energy Limited, domiciled with the First City Monument Bank to the Federal Government.
He also ordered the forfeiture of the vessel, MT Good Success, used by the convicts in perpetrating the crime, as well as the recovered petroleum product. The judge however set one Padoun Jacob free on all charges describing him as a desperate job seeker, who became a victim of circumstances.
He noted that the stolen product had been loaded before Jacob was employed by Hepa Global Energy Limited on February 7, 2014.
The convicts are; Wilson Bonsi, Okaraodi Uche, Onyeogo Happy, Adedamola Ogungbayi, Olaniran Olabode, Suraju Gasali and Moses Emmanuel. They will each serve a jail term of 12 years, commencing from yesterday.
The judge ordered the forfeiture of the sums of N66.6m and $975,000 belonging to the convicts’ company, Hepa Global Energy Limited, domiciled with the First City Monument Bank to the Federal Government.
He also ordered the forfeiture of the vessel, MT Good Success, used by the convicts in perpetrating the crime, as well as the recovered petroleum product. The judge however set one Padoun Jacob free on all charges describing him as a desperate job seeker, who became a victim of circumstances.
He noted that the stolen product had been loaded before Jacob was employed by Hepa Global Energy Limited on February 7, 2014.
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