One Destiny Ighalo and ten others have been sentenced to prison by Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Those sentenced to prison for fraud alongside Ighalo are Anhwo Samson, Harry Omo-egbekun Hamilton, Odiase Martins, Okuson Godspower, Destiny Ighalo, Andrew Onoyoa, Omebu Happy, Enofe Michael, Adelakun Abdulkareem, Akpowowo Favour and Imaah Joseph. Everyone one of them pleaded guilty to one count charge each preferred against them.
Following their pleas, Ahmed Atogha, the prosecution counsel, pleaded with court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly, John Okhuihievbe and O.A. Egharevba, lawyer to the defendants prayed the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendants were first time offenders who had become remorseful.
After listening to both lawyers Justice Mohammed convicted the suspects and sent them to prison to serve various jail terms.
Ighalo was sentenced to two years imprisonment alongside Samson. But while Ighalo will has the option of a N500,000 fine, Samson can escape jail by paying a fine of N200,000.
Ighalo is to forfeit a Lexus SUV 330 model, laptops and phones to the federal government while Samson is also to forfeit N3,684,439.18.