An in-law to a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. John Abebe, has bagged seven years imprisonment for forgery and laundering.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Abebe, the younger brother to the late former First Lady, Stella Obasanjo before the court for forgery.
The PUNCH reported that the charges included that Abebe “knowingly forged” a November 30, 1995 letter written by BP Exploration Nigeria Limited to Inducon Limited.
The trial judge, Justice Mojisola Dada of Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Saturday, handed the judgement after it was established that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and convicted him accordingly.
However, the verdict was given with an option of fine to the tune of N50 million to be paid within 30 days in lieu of imprisonment.
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