Rubbish! Why N3m option? Person that laundered N25b, what is N3m for him to pay. The judge would have allowed him to serve the jail term or is the prison only meant for common people? What of his elder brother Lucky, when is he going to pay his own fine option or is he not guilty of embezzling Edo state money? I weep for my country!

Stealing is not corruption in Nigeria

if 8million=266yrs 25billion should be=x find the value of x

The Igbinedion guy will spend 2 years, not 6 years in prison because the terms are concurrent. However, he is more likely to pay the N3million fine than go to jail.

The option spoils the shame

6yrs for 25billion money laundering... in as much as i like the verdict i still feel its nit fair enough... 6yrs is just too small it could have been 50yrs to start with

qualityovenbake:
What! 6yrs for laundering N25 billion.

Or pay N3million out of the loot and go home free. What justice is that?

989900:


I just feel like stealing right now!

Steal N25B payback N3M . . . judge, are you serious?!!!

Corruption is not stealing.

We want to see the picture of him in jail when it starts.

Who will stand for the poor man who stole a pot of soup or goat and gets a 10 or 20 years jail terms? Who will give them option fine for stealing a goat?

AndreRose:

just saw it. Nigeria is something else.

Honestly, It's shameful.

Sweet sensation staff stole 8million she got 266yrs sentence .She ll spent 14yrs in prison


igbinedion stole 32billion gets 3yrs with fine of 3million

of course he will pay the 3million

is there any Justice in the world so

I just dey think am, he thief 25bn, d Judge award am 3million naira fine. I beg wetin the Judge dey smoke

vislabraye:


Yes nah. Its a good deal. 3m is not up to 0.1% of what he stole. In fact people who pay tithe will find this ridiculous..

Our judicial system is a joke

olu77:

Honestly, It's shameful.

Very. *covers face in disgrace*

Hello Mr Mod pls kindly change the name from "Igbnedion" to "Michael Igbinedion" on the thread - name at the front page. It is misleading to say the least.

Thanks.

Just six years? when people get like sentence for stealing maggi?

Is there a way we can legally transfer these people and this court to a district in Indonesia?

And let's follow the proceedings from there?

fretnot:


Or pay N3million out of the loot and go home free. What justice is that?

our judiciary arms of government is a f**king big joke. Our are they suppose to fight corruption, when the judicial institution is corrupt.

our judicial system is a mess..the jail terms are to run concurrently.That's he'll spend just two years in jail. . he'll definitely pay the fine and be a free man.

Useless judgement, launder billions and get a 3m fine it's laughable.

wachakuta:
CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

They weren't sentenced to Prison, they were given an "OPTION" of a N3Million fine.

Your country is a bloody joke!

someone stole N25 billion and was convicted of the act, yet he got a fine of N3million. I believe that fine should be paid after returning the N25 billion stolen. Yet a lady got 8 years for stealing N8 million without the option of fine!

lalasticlala:



http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/04/30/money-laundering-igbinedion-gets-6-year-jail-term/

If a big mans child steals 25 billion he has option of fine of 250k ,meaning corruption some hw sweet ,if na poor man na life imprisonment for pocket picking 20k ,judiciary needs to be really checked and sentences modified to suit the crime and not the class

The judiciary is the problem of this country. U steal billions and u are fined 3 million? Judges should face firing squad for such judgment. They make corruption thrive in this country. Bunch of idiots

nelandrewz:
He stole or laundered 25bn naira and was sentenced 4 6yrs concurrently (dat is 2yrs) or a fine of 3m naira. Naija judges self. This is a light sentence. No wonder politifcians are not scared of looting. We need serious judicial reform.

This is exactly what GEJ meant when he said most of the acts we call corruption are actually acts of stealing and should b adjudicated as such. If he was charged of stealing only N1million, he would have gotten nothing less than 6 years in jail without an option of fine. But many Nigerians miscontrue his words to mean the opposite of what he was saying.

Now this is exactly why lots of people believe that the anti corruption stance of GMB is more of bark and less of bite. Fighting corruption is not about a man, its about institutions, systems and processes.

Afterall OBJ made a lot of noise about corruption in his tenure. How many people could he actually convict? If our laws as regarding corruption are not reviewed, there is nothing Buhari can do about corruption in Nigeria. It will all be wind without rain.

But some lady somewher, e stole 8m and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This life

But look oh,so everybody wey he surname na Igbinadion na thief abi watin?

We pray for a better system of govt.

emy77:


This is exactly what GEJ meant when he said most of the acts we call corruption are actually acts of stealing and should b adjudicated as such. If he was charged of stealing only N1million, he would have gotten nothing less than 6 years in jail without an option of fine. But many Nigerians miscontrue his words to mean the opposite of what he was saying.

Now this is exactly why lots of people believe that the anti corruption stance of GMB is more of bark and less of bite. Fighting corruption is not about a man, its about institutions, systems and processes.

Afterall OBJ made a lot of noise about corruption in his tenure. How many people could he actually convict? If our laws as regarding corruption are not reviewed, there is nothing Buhari can do about corruption in Nigeria. It will all be wind without rain.

Its actually 2yrs sentence. Read it again. The judge smoke something.

jcmaiah:
Just six years? when people get like sentence for stealing maggi?

Dragonking:
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[size=19pt]Read the write up properly. He is a free man. He was given option of N3m fine payment..The guy will pay once and walk home free.

This country judiciary system is useless!!!![/size]

Only the guy who got 2years got the fine option. His offence is probably negligible