Solomon Ogodo, an officer of the Nigerian Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has been sentenced to seven years in jail for forgery, employment racketeering, and fraud amounting to N12.2 million.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Excessive Courtroom on Monday pronounced Ogodo responsible after he was accused of defrauding unsuspecting job seekers.
In his ruling, M.S. Idris, the trial decide, sentenced Ogodo to seven years imprisonment on counts 1 to three, with out an choice of superb.
The decide additionally sentenced the defendant to 2 months imprisonment or an choice of a N5,000 superb on depend 4.
In an announcement revealed on its web site, the fee knowledgeable the court docket that Ogodo deceived individuals into parting with numerous sums of cash below the guise of securing employment for his or her kinfolk within the Nigerian Correctional Companies (NCoS).
The offence, NSCDC revealed, contravened Sections 13 and 68 of the Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Act 2000, in addition to Sections 363 and 364 of the Penal Code Act.
Authorized counsel for the defendant, A.A. Nwoye, pleaded with the court docket to transform the jail time period to group service, arguing that the supply mandates the defendant to pay compensation for all the cash collected from the victims.
Nonetheless, the plea was denied.
