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N177m fraud: Ex-IART DG, Prof. Benjamin Ogubodede, bags xl years jail term


The Economic as well as Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, Oct 3, 2017, secured the conviction as well as sentencing of Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a erstwhile Director-General, Institute of Agriculture Research as well as Training, IART, Ibadan, Oyo State earlier Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting inwards Ibadan, Oyo State.

Ogunbodede had been prosecuted amongst the trio of Zacheaus Tejumola, Adenose Clement as well as Jalekun Omotowoju on a 17-count accuse bordering on conspiracy, misappropriation as well as diversion of funds to the melody of N177 million.

Trouble started for the convicts next receipt of a petition dated Dec 17, 2012 written yesteryear the Academic staff Union of the flora yesteryear the Commission.

The petitioners had alleged that Ogunbodede falsely claimed to accept used the amount of N115million to pay run a hazard allowance to the members of staff of the flora inwards Dec 2013.

It was likewise alleged that Ogunbodede claimed to accept used the amount of N15million to harvest crops.

However, investigation revealed that he truly spent N800, 000 to harvest the crops.
The convicts had all pleaded non guilty to the accuse when they were arraigned on June 16, 2014, thereby setting the phase for their trial.

In the class of the trial, the prosecution counsel had presented xv witnesses as well as tendered relevant documents, which were all admitted inwards evidence.

Also, inwards 2016, 10 other defendant persons inwards the affair had pleaded guilty to the accuse as well as afterwards entered into a plea stimulate produce organization with the Commission.

Delivering his sentence today, Justice Ayo- Emmanuel said the prosecution had proved his illustration beyond whatever reasonable doubt. He, therefore, convicted as well as sentenced the showtime as well as 2nd defendant persons to xl years imprisonment without an selection of fine.

The 3rd defendant was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment without an selection of fine.

The sentences are to operate concurrently.

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