Man jailed for NNPC job scam in Kaduna

The Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced a man, Emmanuel Sunday, to two years imprisonment for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) job scam.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a one count amended charge bordering on criminal misappropriation preferred against Sunday, said the defendant, in December 2019, allegedly obtained N2 million from one Raji Miftan Olalekan to facilatate his employment with the Finance and Accounts Department of the NNPC.

“After making the payment, the defendant failed to deliver on his promises. Instead, he issued the victim with a post-dated cheque as refund.

“However the cheque was returned unpaid due to insufficient funds standing to the credit of the drawer,” the EFCC said via a statement issued on Wednesday, June 7.

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The one count amended charge read: “That you, Prince Emmanuel Sunday on or about the 10th of December, 2019 at Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being entrusted with the total sum of Two Million Naira only (N2,000,00.00) for the purpose of securing employment into the Finance and Account Department of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for one Raji Miftan Olalekan, dishonestly converted the said sum to your own use and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2933 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 294 of the same law.”

The defendant, however, pleaded guilty to the charge.

The prosecution counsel, M.E Eimonye, prayed the court to convict him accordingly.

The presiding judge, Justice Darius Khobo, therefore, convicted and sentenced Sunday to two years imprisonment with an option of fine of N100,000.

The Star