The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of five oil thieves for illegal dealing in petroleum products.

The convicts who were charged before Justice I.M. Sani of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, include: Tajudeen Kolawole, Jamal Lawan, Aljahi Usman Wada, Godiya James and Rufus Animi.


Wada, James and Animi were arraigned on July 3, 2019 while Kolawole and Lawan were arraigned on July 4, 2019. The charge against Wada reads:

“That you, Alhaji Usman Wada on or about the 6th of August, 2017 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did distribute petroleum products (AGO) conveyed in a white DAF truck with registration number RNG 496 XA and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 4(1) of Petroleum Act, Cap P10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 and punishable under Section 4(6) of the Same Act.”

He pleaded “guilty” to the one-count charge.



In view of his plea, counsel for the EFCC, M.T. Iko prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly. Defence counsel, A.M. Eyan did not oppose the prayer.

Justice Sani thereafter convicted and sentenced Wada to one year in prison with an option of fine of N100,000 and ordered that the products conveyed in the truck be forfeited to the Federal Government.

The judge also ordered that the truck involved in the case be returned to the owner. The charge against James reads:

“That you, Godiya James sometimes in April 2019 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did distribute about 80 nylon bags of petroleum products (AGO) conveyed in truck with registration number MKD 172 ZN and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4(1) of Petroleum Act, Cap P10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 and punishable under Section 4(6) of the Same Act"

He pleaded “guilty” to the charge.

In view of his plea, counsel for the EFCC, F.O. Amama prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.

Defence counsel, A.M. Saliu did not oppose the prayer.


Justice Sani thereafter convicted and sentenced him to one year in prison with an option of fine of N100,000 and ordered that the products conveyed in the truck be forfeited to the Federal Government. The judge also ordered that the truck involved in the case be returned to the owner.



The charge against Animi reads: “That you, Rufus Animi, sometimes in May, 2019, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did distribute 40 drums of petroleum products (Automated Gas Oil) without a licence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4(1) of the Petroleum Act, CAP P10 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004, and punishable under Section 4(6) of the same Act.”

He pleaded “guilty” to the charge.


In view of his plea, counsel for the EFCC, Samuel Chime urged the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.



Defence counsel, Babatunde Okpadola, however urged the court to temper justice with mercy. Justice Sani, thereafter, convicted and sentenced Animi to two years in prison with an option of fine of N50,000.



The charge against Kolawole reads: “That you, Tajudeen Kolawole, being the driver onboard a green Toyota Camry with Registration Number APP 988 BE Lagos State on or about the 21th day of June, 2019 at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court dealt in petroleum products to wit: transporting 48 nylon bags of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) without appropriate licence or authority and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4 (1) of the Petroleum Act CAP P10 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under Section 4(6) of the same Act.”

He pleaded “guilty” to the charge.
Counsel for the EFCC, Ramiah Ikahanede and defence counsel, Adeyemi Adekunle agreed on the convict’s guilty plea.



Justice Sani, thus, convicted and sentenced him to a fine of N50,000.
The charge against Lawan reads: “That you, Kamal Lawan on or about September 2018, in Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did distribute petroleum products (Automotive Gas Oil) without a licence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4(1) of Petroleum Act, CAP P10, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 and punishable under Section 4(6) of the same Act.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the one-count charge.



In view of his plea, counsel for the EFCC, Samuel Chime prayed the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.



Defence counsel, Babatunde Opadola did not oppose the prayer.
Subsequently, Justice Sani convicted and sentenced him to two years in prison with an option of fine of N100,000 and ordered that the products conveyed in the truck be forfeited to the Federal Government.



The judge also ordered that the truck involved in the case be returned to the owner.


Source: https://www.collinsuchendusblog.com/2019/07/court-jails-5-oil-thieves-in-port.html?m=1

Poor man wey thief Maggi we dey see their face for crime fighter

Rich man wey steal money we no dey see their face for crime fighter

That's what rich man go dey Halla prayer modupe
Poor man go dey shout awalangbe!

Imagine an hausa man stealing oil in my state. God punish una

This one weak me o

Dumte:
Imagine an hausa man stealing oil in my state. God punish una

The real thieves are in Abuja....with security..this ones are just petty thieves...abeg

see their heads, brown roof and aboki

good job to the police,judge and prosecutors. Anyways click link to see the full breakdown of Day 4 in BBNaija, and a review of the house mates first diary session!!!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjYubQ4WmIc

All these ones are just agents, the people they are working for reside in abuja. Those people should be arrested and brought to book.

With an option mean case settle with cash, which simply means prison has collateral if you don't pay. And amount is even cheap

MAN U
Well Represented
Thought it was only BARCA and Chelsea

Can u jail an aboki in wasse for illegal mining

Tajudeen kolawole a full fledged conehead

Hausa and Yoruba stealing another man resources.

parasites!!

Afonjas will not stay in their brown roof region for once.
They will be wandering around like wolf looking for another man's resources to devour.

Tomorrow you will see one nonentity claiming our Niger Delta our oyel, whereas many zoo soldiers of Fulani extraction in that region is busy in oil bonkery without any harassment or questions from anybody; many yollobas in Shell company also engage in the illegal oil business, I'm not justifying illegalities but if there's sincerity and fairness in their operations, why are they not going after others except the indigents who originally owns the oil? Between the owners of the land and strangers who should be referred to as a thief over the resources in the land? That's why after seeing this kind of injustice and one idiot will come and tell me that he's a Niger Delta and that Igbo man is his problem because of oil he does not have access to' and of which he could be jailed if not killed at any inch of encroachment I will begin to wonder the stuff their brain is made of'.

We have a very competent law and erudite Judges for common criminals in Nigeria . How many past and present NNPC bosses and their subordinates have been jailed before...

Oops

stanluiz:
Hausa and Yoruba stealing another man resources.

parasites!!

Reason why they hate to hear the word, *divide this country*
But ND's don't understand their motives.

This is all scripted. Plead guilty and be let out with a slap on the wrist

Won't be surprised if money changed hands

. I sight u
Afonja morons All the from waste bin to our zone to commit crime,
Rapist ,rubbery,, they always lead

I like the option of fine part.
What it means is that bunkering cannot stop.

Mtchew!

How is this a deterrent....

Pay 100k and you are free to go.......