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Court Sentences ex-Accountant General Nwabuoku to 72 Years Imprisonment for N868m Fraud

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), to a 72-year jail term without an option of fine.

Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had been able to prove the nine-count money laundering charge beyond reasonable doubt.

According to the judge, the defendant is hereby convicted as charged.

Jutsice Omotosho convicted Nwabuoku in all the nine counts and sentenced him to eight years imprisonment in each of the counts, making 72 years.

The judge, however, ordered that the counts shall run concurrently.

Justice Omotosho, who described Nwabuoku’s act of diverting funds meant for security and defence while he served as Director of Finance and Account in the Ministry of Defence as “appalling,” commended the EFCC for being detailed in its prosecution.

The judge observed that the evidence of the 9th prosecution witness that Nwabuoku voluntarily refunded part of the siphoned money of over N200 million during investigation was not controverted by the defence.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwabuoku was admitted to a N500 million bail with two sureties in the like sum after he was arraigned on Jan. 15, 2025, on a nine-count amended charge.

The EFCC listed Mr Nwabuoku as the sole defendant in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/240/2024.

Nwabuoku was alleged to have perpetrated the act while serving as the Director of Finance and Accounts in the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and 2021.(NAN)

Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/03/23/court-sentences-ex-accountant-general-nwabuoku-to-72-years-imprisonment-for-n868m-fraud/

a lesson for the others

frog12:
a lesson for the others

What lesson? This is rather an encouragement to steal more. The guy is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on nine (9)counts which makes a total of 72 years. However, the ruling also said the terms will run concurrently which means he will only serve a total of eight years in prison.

Now this is Nigeria and influential prisoners are often released widway through their terms on grounds of good behaviour and show of remorse. The guy will be out within 4 to five years. Even though he'd be in the VIP lodge of the prison through those terms, that's if he should even be held within the walls of any correctional center to start with.

Now imagine an offer to stay 5 years in a VIP prison for a reward of almost a billion Naira? and that's even if you got caught stealing public funds to start with.

In China, we know what they do to corrupt public officials

you are right. i never hear of this concurrent imprisonment before.
it is cheating

ChristCee:
What lesson? This is rather an encouragement to steal more. The guy is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on nine (9)counts which makes a total of 72 years. However, the ruling also said the terms will run concurrently which means he will only serve a total of eight years in prison.

Now this is Nigeria and influential prisoners are often released widway through their terms on grounds of good behaviour and show of remorse. The guy will be out within 4 to five years. Even though he'd be in the VIP lodge of the prison through those terms, that's if he should even be held within the walls of any correctional center to start with.

Now imagine an offer to stay 5 years in a VIP prison for a reward of almost a billion Naira? and that's even if you got caught stealing public funds to start with.

In China, we know what they do to corrupt public officials

Too bad for him. When you do the crime, be ready to do the time.

I hope the one who moved N109 billion under Buhari get 72 years X 10.

I wish Nigeria can emulate China... this kind matter na public execution straight.