BREAKING: Lawyer, Nwobike Found Guilty Of Bribery


BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK

APR 30, 2018


Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court has found Dr. Joseph Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), guilty of a one-count charge of attempting to pervert the course of Justice.

He was found guilty for offering N750,000 and N300,000 gratifications to Justice Mohammed Yunusa and Hyeladzira Nganjiwa both of whom are judges at the Federal High Court.

Joseph Nwobike who has been facing an 18-count charge was however discharged and acquitted for seventeen count charge.

Nwobike had previously pleaded not guilty to the criminal charge but was found guilty in a trial charge by Justice Adebiyi.

Justice Adebiyi said that Nwobike "is found guilty and convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice"

Praying the court to ensure Nwobike was punished for his act, counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo told the court that a person found guilty of pervesing the course of justice is liable to two years imprisonment

He added that if the court fails to give such judgment it would amount to turn the law upside down.

Juatice Adebiyi ordered the court to go on a short recess in order for her to prepare her sentence.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/04/30/breaking-lawyer-nwobike-found-guilty-bribery

Only 2 years? Nwobike is supposed to get 100 years imprisonment.

Update: BREAKING: Court sentences SAN, Nwobike, to one month’s imprisonment
Published April 30, 2018

Dr Joseph Nwobike (SAN)
Oladimeji Ramon

The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, to one month’s imprisonment for perversion of the course of justice.
The court convicted Nwobike of 12 counts bordering on the offence, sentenced him to one month’s imprisonment on each of the 12 counts but said the sentences would run concurrently.
Justice Raliat Adebiyi, who pronounced the verdict on Monday morning, said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission proved beyond reasonable doubts that the SAN was in constant communication with court officials to influence the assignment of his cases to his preferred judges.

http://www.punchng.com/breaking-justice-perversion-court-sentences-san-nwobike-to-one-months-imprisonment/