Wisdom Afangideh and Godwin John were convicted and
sentenced by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Uyo, Akwa
Ibom State, to 10 years imprisonment on each of the two count charge
brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission.
They were both arrested on June 8, 2012 by officials the
Department of State Service in Oku Iboku village in Ikat Adakpan LG of
Akwa Ibom State, with one DAF truck (registration number XQ 926 APP
Lagos) with 33,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas
Oil (AGO).
However, the convicts were also given an option of paying
N3M fine each. Also the truck and the product are to be forfeited to the
Federal Government.
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