Man Bags Seven Years Jail Term For Duping Company Of N10m To Supply Petrol

One Johnson Abraham Ukiwe has bagged a seven-year jail term after Justice Adamu Taraki Mohammed of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt, Rivers State handed him an imprisonment sentence for dealing on petroleum products without licence and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N10 million naira.

Ukiwe is also to restitute his victim, Exploit Energy Limited, the sum of N10million in accordance with Section 11 of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006.

In a statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dated November 28, 2019, the convict was found to have obtained the sum of N10, 055, 000.00 (Ten Million, fifty-five Thousand Naira) from Exploit Energy between 27 January and 1 February 2016 on the promise that he will supply two truckloads of petroleum product to it, but he never did.

The judgment, Justice Adamu said, “will serve as a warning and deterrent to other fraudsters who specialize in defrauding unsuspecting citizens through dubious business dealings.”

The convict was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Office of the EFCC on a five court charge.

Prosecution counsel was Michael Ani while defence counsel was Collins C. Dike.