₦airaland Forum

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia.

The convict was prosecuted alongside Senator Abba Moro and others over the botched immigration recruitment in 2014 that led to the death of about 20 people.

Other defendants were a Deputy Director in the Ministry, F. O Alayebami; one Mahmood Ahmadu (at large), and the contracting firm given the recruitment job, Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd.

However, Justice Dimgba has deferred the sentencing of Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia to April 27.

The former Permanent Secretary was convicted on count four of the charge, which the court noted, carries a maximum jail term of five years without an option of a fine.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Abba Moro, and others on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, procurement fraud and money laundering.

They were ab initio arraigned before Justice Anwuli Chikere of a Federal High Court, Abuja, for their roles in the botched March 15, 2014 Immigration recruitment.

Nigerialabalaba:
They were ab initio arraigned before Justice Anwuli Chikere of a Federal High Court, Abuja, for their roles in the botched March 15, 2014 Immigration recruitment.

After 8 years wey govt do case with dem, lock dem up for efcc, collect dem properties, passports, place no debit on dem account, dem still send dem to jail!

wey d yeye nothing go happen crew. Some of u go get sense by force.Shiorr

Barbiturate:
But they freed Abba Moro

mu2sa2:
Politician freed, civil servant convicted! Allah dey!

Barbiturate:
But they freed Abba Moro. He had more influence in the recruitment saga, than the perm sec

Racoon:
Abba Moro ought to been committed to jail because of how the manner that crude recruitment exercise was conducted. Now the fool is free after all the lives that were lost.

buckeyemedia:
How do you know, do you have more information than her Lordship?

Racoon:
Abba Moro ought to been committed to jail because of the manner that crude recruitment exercise was conducted. Now the fool is free after all the lives that were lost.