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A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Mamman Nasir Ali, the son of former Peoples Democratic Party national chairman, Ahmadu Ali, and a Sierra Leonean, Christian Taylor, to 14 years imprisonment each over a ₦2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud.

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Tuesday handed down 14-year prison terms to two oil marketers, Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, for their roles in a ₦2.2 billion fuel subsidy fraud.

The duo, along with their company, Nasaman Oil Services Limited, faced an amended 57-count charge after new evidence emerged in the case. They had originally been arraigned on 49 counts accusing them of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, forgery, and using falsified documents. All three defendants pleaded not guilty.

One count detailed how, on November 9, 2011, the marketers and two now-fugitive accomplices allegedly conspired “to obtain the sum of N749,991,273.36 … by falsely claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to Nasaman Oil Services Ltd under the Petroleum Support Fund for the importation of 10,031,986 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) … which representation you knew to be false.”

Another count accused them of similarly defrauding the government of N1,480,074,125.61 on April 11, 2011, by claiming subsidy on 20,492,982.50 litres of PMS purportedly imported through shell companies in the British Virgin Islands.

Following Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo’s withdrawal from the matter, the case was reassigned to Justice Dada. During the trial, Prosecutor Seiduh Atteh called several witnesses and tendered documentary evidence to establish how the subsidies were claimed without the requisite importation taking place.

Delivering her judgment, Justice Dada described the defendants’ actions as “not only a serious breach of trust, but an assault on the integrity of Nigeria’s oil subsidy programme.” She found the prosecution’s evidence compelling and convicted Ali and Taylor on all counts.

In addition to the prison terms, Justice Dada ordered the forfeiture of assets and bank accounts linked to the fraudulent transactions. She also issued warrants for the arrest of two other suspects—Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Olabisi Abdul-Afeez—who remain at large.

The convictions mark one of the highest-profile judgments under Nigeria’s ongoing campaign to curb subsidy corruption.

Christian Taylor

Buccalcavity2:
God punish PDP and all thier corruption schemes. N2.2b? This pales compared to $11B we would have paid to P&ID if they were still in charge!
Funny, na them go get effontery to dey criticize others!

socialmediaman:
The 2018 Rating by Transparency International placed Nigeria at 148th position out of 180 countries. Nigeria was improving over the years under the previous government, until Buhari got elected as president, things became worse.

There is a difference between fact and fiction. We need to face facts, Buhari is worse than GEJ when it comes to fighting corruption, at least that’s what the facts prove.

Most of us believed there was corruption under Goodluck Jonathan’s Government. I agree with those who did, there was corruption, but not as bad as it is today under Mohammadu Buhari.

In 2012, Nigeria was placed at 139th position, In 2014, Nigeria gained 3 steps and was placed at 136th position. Under Buhari, Nigeria has lost many positions down to 148th.

There’s no further proof needed that corruption has worsened under Buhari’s government compared to previous years.

http://saharareporters.com/2018/02/21/transparency-international-ranks-nigeria-148th-worlds-least-corrupt-country

SEGLIZ:
that is if not his slippers that will serve the jail term and his father has not joined the party of go and continue your sin.

DryMouth:
Operation join APC or go to jail apartment

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end

Buccalcavity2:
God punish PDP and all thier corruption schemes. N2.2b? This pales compared to $11B we would have paid to P&ID if they were still in charge!
Funny, na them go get effontery to dey criticize others!

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end

RichBoy247:
Peter Obingo and his followers say Fuel subsidy should be brought back

Agbegbaorogboye:
Shame on all those who gathered at Ojota to protest against the removal of subsidy, only to claim there's no subsidy and then support the removal of same subsidy they first opposed and then denied.
May their confusion never end