WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced Mamman Nasir Ali, the son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, to 14 years imprisonment over a N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. Christian Taylor, an oil marketer, was sentenced alongside Ali to 14 years imprisonment. Mamman and Taylor were initially arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 49-count charge, which included conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, and the use of false documents — offences that contravene the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. Don’t miss out on any real-time information. Join our WhatsApp group to stay updated. .. They pleaded not guilty. While delivering the judgment, Justice Mojisola Dada held that the EFCC had successfully proved its case. Dada held that the evidence presented by the prosecution was compelling and proved the charge against the convicts. According to her, the actions of the convicts not only defrauded the government of Nigeria but also undermined the integrity of the country’s oil subsidy programme. The judge thereafter convicted the duo and consequently sentenced them to 14 years’ imprisonment each on all the counts. The court also ordered the forfeiture of identified assets and accounts linked to the fraud. Dada also issued a warrant for the arrest of both Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and Olabisi Abdulafeez, two other suspects still at large. During the trial, the EFCC counsel, Mr Seiduh Atteh, presented nine witnesses through whom several compelling documents were admitted into evidence against the convicts. The convicts testified as witnesses for the defence. It was reported that the convicts were initially standing trial before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo (rtd) of the Ikeja High Court prior to his retirement. The EFCC submitted that the convicts committed the offences sometime in 2011. The commission stated that the duo fraudulently obtained the sum of N1.9 billion from the Federal Government, claiming the sum represented subsidy accruing to Nasaman Oil Services Ltd under the Petroleum Support Fund. The EFCC said the defendants claimed the sum was for the importation of 20,492,982.50 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The anti-graft agency stated that the defendants also claimed that the PMS, which Nasaman Oil Services Ltd purported to have purchased from SEATAC Petroleum Ltd of the British Virgin Islands, was imported into Nigeria. Don’t miss out on any real-time information. Join our WhatsApp group to stay updated.
Son of ex-PDP chairman Mamman Ali bags 14 years imprisonment for N2.2bn subsidy fraud
