…Ex-Circulation Manager Bags 3 Years<\/p>\n
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former Chief
\nAccountant of Vanguard Newspapers, Bhadmus Abiodun, to seven years
\nimprisonment for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial
\nCrimes Commission, EFCC, on an eight-count charge of conspiracy, forgery
\nand stealing of about N3.1million belonging to his employer.<\/p>\n
The court also sentenced former circulation representative of Vanguard
\nnewspaper, Benin Office, Joseph Ejike Ezeobi, to three years
\nimprisonment over his involvement in stealing and forgery.<\/p>\n
In his judgment, Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye held that the prosecution has
\nproved its case against Abiodun and Ezeobi beyond reasonable doubt and
\nsentenced them to various prison terms without an option of fines.<\/p>\n
Prosecution counsel, Abba Mohammed, informed the court that Abiodun
\ncommitted the offence in collaboration with the Vanguard Media
\nRepresentative for Onitsha, Samuel Ogbole between January 9, 2006 and
\nJanuary 4, 2008.<\/p>\n
But Ogbole was said to have absconded when bail was granted to the duo
\nby the court after their arraignment. He is still at large.<\/p>\n
Mohammed further informed the court that the convict and his accomplice
\nhad on various dates, illegally converted N400, 000, N2.5million and
\nN120, 000 belonging to the complainant, Vanguard.<\/p>\n
Mohammed said, “On January 16, 2007, the duo conspired to and forged a
\nWema Bank deposit slip with No. 7125699 purporting to be the value of
\nN225, 165.<\/p>\n
“On May 30, 2007, the men conspired and forge a Wema Bank deposit slip
\nwith No. 3270712 purporting to be the value of N256, 850”.<\/p>\n
According to Mohammed, the offences are contrary to Sections 390 (7),
\n467 (2)(i) and 516 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State 2003.<\/p>\n
Justice Ipaye held that the money Biodun and Ogbole kept for themselves
\nbelongs to Vanguard newspaper.<\/p>\n
The judge said, “The defendant is hereby sentenced to seven years in
\nprison on count one. He is sentenced to seven years in prison each for
\ncounts two to eight.”<\/p>\n
The judge however said that the prison terms for counts two to eight are
\nto run concurrently.<\/p>\n
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