Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the FCT High Court, Apo-Abuja has sentenced a company Chief Executive Officer, Fatima Suleiman to three years imprisonment without an option of fine for fraudulently diverting N4 million belonging to one Chigozie Ezeagu.
The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had prosecuted the convict.
Suleiman, 56 and Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Jamilma Multilinks Logistics Services Limited, was convicted on Thursday, April 27, on a one count charge bordering on dishonestly converting the sum of N4 million which was given to her for conversion to United States dollars by one Chigozie Ezeagu.
She had pleaded not guilty upon arraignment leading to her full trial.
Justice Onwuegbuzie found the defendant guilty of the charge preferred against her, convicted and sentenced her to three years imprisonment without an option of fine.
The convict is also to pay the the sum of N3 million in restitution to Ezeagu.
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